Ancient China · Ruler

King Qian of Zhao 趙王遷

Zhao Wang Qian

Attested BC 235 - BC 228

Passages: 4
Chapters: 3
Histories: 2

Overview

King Qian of Zhao was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 228 趙亡前
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 49
BC 235 to BC 228 趙王遷
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 59, passage 114
BC 235 to BC 228 趙王遷立
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 116

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Mother of King Qian of Zhao (趙王遷母)
mother 母 · maternal line
mother 母
Directly stated · Book of Han 59, passage 114; Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 116

Key source chapters

Places and affiliations

Polity Zhao 趙 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Han 59, passage 114; Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 49; Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 116

Events and relationships

Executed li mu on slander
BC 235 王遷立 · Political · Ruler · With Li Mu (李牧)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 117

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 59Volume 50: Zhang, Feng, Ji and Zheng · 1 passage

後會趙王遷立，其母倡也，用郭開讒，而誅李牧，令顏聚代之。 Then King Qian of Zhao ascended; his mother was a former singing girl who listened to Guo Kai, had Li Mu put to death, and put Yan Ju in his place.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 88Biography of Meng Tian · 1 passage

子嬰進諫曰：「臣聞故趙王遷殺其良臣李牧而用顏聚，燕王喜陰用荊軻之謀而倍秦之約，齊王建殺其故世忠臣而用后勝之議。 Ziying came forward to remonstrate: "Your servant has heard that King Qian of Zhao executed his able minister Li Mu and relied instead on the mediocre Yan Ju; that King Xi of Yan secretly adopted Jing Ke's assassination plot and thereby violated his treaty with Qin; and that King Jian of Qi executed his loyal ministers of many generations and followed the counsel of the treacherous Hou Sheng.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 102Biographies of Zhang Shizhi and Feng Tang · 2 passages

其後會趙王遷立，其母倡也。 Later, it so happened that King Qian of Zhao came to the throne. His mother had been a singing girl.

王遷立，乃用郭開讒，卒誅李牧，令顏聚代之。 Once King Qian took power, he heeded the slanders of Guo Kai and had Li Mu executed, replacing him with Yan Ju.