Zhao Hao (趙郝) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Zhao Hao as a diplomat. This record brings together 7 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Zhao Hao	趙郝	Zhào Hǎo
Personal name	Zhao Hao	趙郝	Zhào Hǎo

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · shiji:076:s0122

Roles

Diplomat

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 秦既解邯鄲圍 · Western Year: BC 256
Derived · shiji:076:s0122

Works and attributed material

Kind: political-counsel · Role: speaker · Addressee Person Id: King Xiaocheng of Zhao (趙孝成王)
Explicit · shiji:076:s0129, shiji:076:s0130, shiji:076:s0132, shiji:076:s0133, shiji:076:s0134, shiji:076:s0135, shiji:076:s0136

Events and relationships

Kind: diplomatic · Role: negotiator · Action: negotiated-six-county-cession-to-Qin
Explicit · shiji:076:s0122, shiji:076:s0129, shiji:076:s0132
Relation: negotiator-for · Person Id: King Xiaocheng of Zhao (趙孝成王)
Explicit · shiji:076:s0122

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 76Biographies of Lord Pingyuan and Yu Qing · 7 passages

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秦既解邯鄲圍，而趙王入朝，使趙郝約事於秦，割六縣而媾。 After Qin lifted the siege of Handan and the King of Zhao entered their court, he sent Zhao Hao to negotiate a treaty with Qin, agreeing to cede six counties in exchange for peace.

王以虞卿之言趙郝。 The King told Zhao Hao what Yu Qing had said.

趙郝曰：「虞卿誠能盡秦力之所至乎？ Zhao Hao said: "Can Yu Qing truly exhaust all the extent of Qin's strength?

趙郝對曰：「此非臣之所敢任也。 Zhao Hao replied: "This is not something your servant dares to take responsibility for.

虞卿對曰：「郝言『不媾，來年秦復攻王，王得無割其內而媾乎』。 Yu Qing replied: "Hao says that if we do not make peace, next year Qin will attack Your Majesty again, and you will have to cede interior lands to obtain peace.

今媾，郝又以不能必秦之不復攻也。 Even if we make peace now, Hao cannot guarantee that Qin will not attack us again.

今郝曰『秦善韓、魏而攻趙者，必（以為韓魏不救趙也而王之軍必孤有以）王之事秦不如韓、魏也』，是使王歲以六城事秦也，即坐而城盡。 Hao now says, “Qin is friendly with Han and Wei but attacks Zhao because Your Majesty serves Qin less well than Han and Wei do.” That would make Your Majesty serve Qin with six cities every year until, sitting still, every city was gone.