King Xi of Han (

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: 韩釐王 or 韩僖王史记卷045资治通鉴卷004);

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: Hán Xī Wáng (died 273 BC), ancestral name Jì (姬), clan name Hán (韩), personal name Jiù (咎), was the ruler of the

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between 295 BC and until his death in 273 BC. He was the son of

King Xiang of Han King Xiang of Han (Chinese: 韩襄王;史记卷045资治通鉴卷003 pinyin: Hán Xīang Wáng); also known as King Xiang'ai of Han (韩襄哀王) and King Daoxiang of Han (韩悼襄王) (died 296 BC), ancestral name Jì (姬), clan name Hán (韩) ...

. In 293 BC, King Xi sent Gongsun Xi (公孙喜) to lead an alliance of Han,

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, and Zhou forces of 240,000 to attack

Qin Qin may refer to: Dynasties and states * Qin (state) (秦), a major state during the Zhou Dynasty of ancient China * Qin dynasty (秦), founded by the Qin state in 221 BC and ended in 206 BC * Daqin (大秦), ancient Chinese name for the Roman Emp ...

. The resulting

Battle of Yique Battle of Yique () 293 BC, fought by King Zhaoxiang of Qin against the alliance of Wei () and Han () at Yique (now known as Longmen, city of Luoyang, Henan province). The Qin commander was general Bai Qi. With half of the alliance force, Bai Qi's ...

ended in alliance defeat and capture of Gongsun Xi. The defeated troops were executed and Han lost an additional 5 cities according to

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. In 295 BC, Qin attacked and took Wan (宛), modern-day

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or southeast of modern

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, to Qin. In 286 BC, Qin defeated a Han army in Xiashan (夏山), within modern-day

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.http://www.gwz.fudan.edu.cn/SrcShow.asp?Src_ID=1241 《睡虎地秦墓竹简》注译商榷五则 In 284 BC, King Xi met with

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( 西周国) to form an alliance against Qi. According to Zizhi Tongjian, the alliance was led by

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and also included Wei and Zhao. The alliance sacked the capital of Qi.

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initially escaped capture, but was eventually executed. In 275 BC, Qin attacked Wei. Han sent

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(暴蒸) or

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(暴鸢) to help Wei, but was defeated. Qin executed 40,000 Han soldiers. In 273 BC, Wei and Zhao attacked Han at Huayang (华阳), in modern-day

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.http://www.zh5000.com/ZHJD/wenhualanmu/tsfx/c/2011-03-22/3094937705.html 河南新郑华阳故城考古:发现战国时完整城防体系 Han requested helped from Qin, but Qin would not help. Han again requested help, this time sending Chen Shi (陈筮). The chancellor of Qin,

Wei Ran Wei or WEI may refer to: States * Wey (state) (衛, 1040–209 BC), Wei in pinyin, but spelled Wey to distinguish from the bigger Wei of the Warring States * Wei (state) (魏, 403–225 BC), one of the seven major states of the Warring States per ...

(魏冉), received Chen Shi and asked whether he was sent because of the desperate state in Han. Chen Shi replied no. Wei Ran became angry and asked why Chen Shi claimed the situation was fine when Han repeatedly asked for help. Chen replied that if the situation was truly desperate, Han would have sought protectorship from a different state. Wei Ran immediately sent help and defeated Wei and Zhao at Huayang. King Xi died in 273 BC and was succeeded by his son

King Huanhui of Han King Huanhui of Han (Chinese: 韩桓惠王; ��记卷045/ref> ��治通鉴卷004/ref> pinyin: Hán Huánhuì Wáng) (died 239 BC), ancestral name Jì (姬), clan name Hán (韩), personal name unknown, was the ruler of the State of Han between 272 B ...

Ancestors

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Volume 4 {{DEFAULTSORT:Xi 273 BC deaths Zhou dynasty nobility Monarchs of Han (state) Year of birth unknown