Ancient China · King Huiwen of Zhao

King Huiwen of Zhao 趙惠文

Zhào Huìwén

Attested BC 298 - BC 266

Passages: 5
Chapters: 4
Histories: 2

Overview

King Huiwen of Zhao was a king Huiwen of Zhao.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 298 to BC 266 相趙惠文王
Derived from the source · Records of the Grand Historian 76, passage 3
BC 284 約趙惠文王...相國印授樂毅
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 80, passages 18, 20
BC 298 to BC 266 謂之「趙惠文冠」
Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 131, passage 70
BC 266 趙惠文王弟平原君
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 41

Family

Kin of Lord of Pingyuan (平原君)
royal kinsman 趙之諸公子
one of Zhao's noble scions 趙之諸公子
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 76, passages 1, 3
Sibling of Lord Pingyuan (平原君)
younger brother 弟
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 41

Key source chapters

Places and affiliations

Zhao
Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 80, passage 18
Polity Zhao · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 76, passage 3; Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 41

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 131Volume 120: Treatise on Carriages and Dress, Part Two · 1 passage

侍中、中常侍加黃金璫，附蟬爲文，貂尾爲飾，謂之「趙惠文冠」。 Palace attendants gilded the cap with a front cicada plaque and sable tail—hence the nickname “Marquis Huiwen crown.”

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 76Biographies of Lord Pingyuan and Yu Qing · 1 passage

平原君相趙惠文王及孝成王，三去相，三復位，封於東武城。 Lord Pingyuan served as Chancellor to Kings Huiwen and Xiaocheng of Zhao. Three times he stepped down from the chancellorship, and three times he was restored to his post. He was eventually enfeoffed at Dongwu City.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 77Biography of the Prince of Wei · 1 passage

公子姊為趙惠文王弟平原君夫人，數遺魏王及公子書，請救於魏。 The prince's elder sister was the wife of Lord Pingyuan, younger brother of King Huiwen of Zhao. She repeatedly sent letters to the King of Wei and the prince requesting rescue from Wei.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 80Biography of Yue Yi · 2 passages

於是使樂毅約趙惠文王，別使連楚、魏，令趙嚪說秦以伐齊之利。 Thus, he sent Yue Yi to make alliance with King Huiwen of Zhao, separately sent envoys to connect with Chu and Wei, ordered Zhao Yan to persuade Qin of the advantages of attacking Qi.

樂毅還報，燕昭王悉起兵，使樂毅為上將軍，趙惠文王以相國印授樂毅。 Yue Yi returned and reported. King Zhao of Yan mobilized the whole army and appointed him Supreme General, while King Huiwen of Zhao granted him the chancellor's seal.