King Xiang of Han (

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: 韩襄王;史记卷045资治通鉴卷003

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: 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), personal name Cāng (仓), was the ruler of the

State of Han Han (, Old Chinese: ''*'') was an ancient Chinese state during the Warring States period of ancient China. It is conventionally romanized by scholars as Hann to distinguish it from the later Han dynasty (). It was located in central China ...

between 311 BC and until his death in 296 BC. He was the son of

King Xuanhui of Han King Xuanhui of Han () (died 312 BC), known as Marquess Wei of Han () before 323 BC, was a ruler of the state of Han during the Warring States period in Chinese history. In 325 BC, he met with King Hui of Wei, who honoured him as "king". However, ...

. In 308 BC, King Xiang met with

King Wu of Qin King Wu of Qin (; 329–307 BC), also known as King Daowulie of Qin (秦悼武烈王) or King Daowu of Qin (秦悼武王) or King Wulie of Qin (秦武烈王), was the ruler of the Qin state from 310 to 307 BC during the Warring States period of Ch ...

in Linjin (临晋). That autumn,

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minister Gan Mao (甘茂) invaded

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and took it in the following year, executing 60,000 soldiers. In 302 BC, King Xiang sent Crown Prince Ying (太子婴) to Qin as a hostage. In 301 BC, Qin invaded Han and took ''Rang'' (穰). Qin then formed an alliance with Han, Wei, and Qi to attack Chu. Han forces were led by Bao Yuan (暴鸢).史记卷005 The alliance defeated Chu in the Battle of Chuisha (垂沙之战) and killed the Chu general Tang Mie.史记卷004战国策卷16 In 300 BC, Crown Prince Ying died. Prince Jiu and Prince Jishi (虮虱) fought over the succession, but Prince Jishi ended up as a hostage in Chu. Chu then attacked Han and sieged Yongzhi (雍氏), modern day northeast Yuzhou, for 5 months. King Xiang sent multiple envoys to request aid from Qin, and finally Zhang Cui (张翠) was able to succeed. Qin sent Gan Mao and lifted the siege. King Xiang died in 296 BC and was succeeded by his son

King Xi of Han King Xi of Han (Chinese language, Chinese: 韩釐王 or 韩僖王史记卷045资治通鉴卷004); pinyin: Hán Xī Wáng (died 273 BC), ancestral name Jì (姬), clan name Hán (韩), personal name Jiù (咎), was the ruler of the State of Han betw ...

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