Ancient China · King of Wei

King Zhao of Wei 魏昭王

Wèi Zhāowáng

First attested BC 284; died BC 277

Passages: 3
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

King Zhao of Wei was a king of Wei.

Life and dates

Death

BC 277 昭王薨
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 2

Attested activity

BC 277 昭王薨
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 2
BC 284 樂毅於是為魏昭王使於燕
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 80, passage 9

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of King Anli of Wei (魏安釐王)
father 父
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 1
Parent of Prince Wuji of Wei (魏公子無忌)
youngest son 少子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 1

Key source chapters

Places and affiliations

Wei
Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 80, passage 9
Polity Wei · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 1

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 77Biography of the Prince of Wei · 2 passages

魏公子無忌者，魏昭王子少子而魏安釐王異母弟也。 Lord Xinling Wuji was the youngest son of King Zhao of Wei and the half-brother of King Anli of Wei.

昭王薨，安釐王即位，封公子為信陵君。 When King Zhao died and King Anli ascended the throne, he enfeoffed the prince as Lord Xinling.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 80Biography of Yue Yi · 1 passage

樂毅於是為魏昭王使於燕，燕王以客禮待之。 Yue Yi thus served as envoy from King Zhao of Wei to Yan; the king of Yan treated him with guest courtesy.