Qin and Han · Descendant of Zhao installed as King of Zhao

Zhao Xie 趙歇

Zhào Xiē

Attested BC 209 - BC 204

Passages: 16
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

The translated histories identify Zhao Xie as a royal family member and ruler. This record brings together 16 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Zhao Xie	趙歇	Zhào Xiē
Personal
Title
Title	King of Zhao	趙王	Zhào Wáng
Title	King of Zhao	趙王	Zhao Wang
Title	King Xie of Zhao	趙王歇	Zhao Wang Xie
Personal	Zhao Xie	趙歇	Zhao Xie

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
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Roles

Royal Family Member
Ruler

Life and dates

Death

Manner: killed · Place: Xiangguo / 襄國
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Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 漢破趙 · Western Year: BC 204
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Source Date: Text: 立趙歇 · Western Year: BC 209
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Origins and identity

Lineage: royal house of Zhao
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Career and standing

Title: King of Dai / 代王 · Action: transferred
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Title: King of Zhao · Installed By: zhang-er
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Title: King of Zhao / 趙王 · Place: Xindu / 信都
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References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 1Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 1 · 6 passages

正月，張耳等立趙後趙歇為趙王。 In the first month, Zhang Er and others established Zhao's former king Zhao Xie as King of Zhao.

章邯已破項梁，以為楚地兵不足憂，乃渡河北擊趙王歇，大破之。 Zhang Han had already defeated Xiang Liang and thought that the Chu region's troops were not worth worrying about, so he crossed north of the Yellow River to attack King Xie of Zhao, greatly defeating him.

歇保鉅鹿城，秦將王離圍之。 Xie defended the city of Julu, where Qin general Wang Li besieged him.

徙趙王歇為代王。 Moved King of Zhao Xie to King of Dai.

陳餘迎代王歇還趙，歇立餘為代王。 Chen Yu welcomed King Dai Xie back to Zhao. Xie established Yu as King of Dai.

三年冬十月，韓信、張耳東下井陘擊趙，斬陳餘，獲趙王歇。 In winter, in the tenth month of the third year, Han Xin and Zhang Er advanced east through Jingxing to attack Zhao, killed Chen Yu, and captured Xie, King of Zhao.

Book of Han, Chapter 41Volume 32: Zhang Er and Chen Yu · 10 passages

及求得趙歇，立為趙王，居信都。 They located Zhao Xie, enthroned him as King of Zhao, and set his court at Xindu.

耳與趙王歇走入鉅鹿城，王離圍之。 Zhang Er and King Xie of Zhao fled into Julu, where Wang Li besieged them.

於是趙王歇、張耳得出鉅鹿。 King Xie of Zhao and Zhang Er were thus able to emerge from Julu.

趙王歇復居信都。 King Xie of Zhao returned to reside at Xindu.

而徙趙王歇王代。 He moved King Xie of Zhao to rule Dai instead.

及齊王田榮叛楚，餘乃使夏說說田榮曰：「項羽為天下宰不平，盡王諸將善地，徙故王王惡地，今趙王乃居代！ When Qi's king Tian Rong rebelled against Chu, Chen Yu sent Xia Yue to persuade Tian Rong, saying: "Xiang Yu is unfair as steward of all under heaven. He made all his generals kings over good lands and moved former kings to bad lands; now the King of Zhao actually dwells in Dai!

餘已敗耳，皆收趙地，迎趙王於代，復為趙王。 After defeating Zhang Er, Chen Yu recovered all Zhao territory, welcomed King Xie back from Dai, and restored him as king.

趙王德餘，立以為代王。 King Xie, grateful to Chen Yu, made him King of Dai.

餘為趙王弱，國初定，留傅趙王，而使夏說以相國守代。 Chen Yu considered King Xie too weak and the state too newly settled, so he remained behind as the king's tutor and sent Xia Yue to defend Dai as chancellor.

漢遣耳與韓信擊破趙井陘，斬餘泜水上，追殺趙王歇襄國。 Han sent Zhang Er and Han Xin against Zhao. They defeated Zhao at Jingxing, killed Chen Yu by the Zhi River, and pursued King Xie to Xiangguo, where they put him to death.