Marquess Lie of Zhao

Marquess Lie of Zhao (?-400 BCE) () was a ruler of the

State of Zhao Zhao () was one of the seven major State (Ancient China), states during the Warring States period of ancient China. It was created from the three-way Partition of Jin, together with Han (state), Han and Wei (state), Wei, in the 5th century BC. ...

during the

Warring States period The Warring States period () was an era in History of China#Ancient China, ancient Chinese history characterized by warfare, as well as bureaucratic and military reforms and consolidation. It followed the Spring and Autumn period and concluded ...

of Chinese history (475-220 BCE). Born Zhào Jí (), his father was

Marquess Xian of Zhao Marquess Xian of Zhao (died 409 BC) () or Zhao Xianzi was a leader of the State of Zhao during the Warring States period (475-220 BC) of ancient China. Born Zhào Huàn (), he was the son of Zhao Zhou (), grandson of Zhao Bolu () and the eldest b ...

(). During his reign the Marquess employed righteous and humane government officials including Gōng Zhònglián (), Niú Xù (), Xún Xīn () and Xú Yuè () whilst himself following the virtuous “ Way of the King” (). When fierce cavalry from the State of Zhōngshān () attacked the State of Zhao, Marquess Lie allied with

Marquess Wen of Wei Marquess Wen of Wei (Wèi Wén Hóu; died 396 BCE) was the first Marquess to rule the State of Wei during the Warring States period of Chinese history (475 – 220 BCE). Born Wei Si (魏斯), he belonged to the House of Wei, one of the noble ...

() of the

State of Wei Wei (; ; Old Chinese: *') was one of the seven major states during the Warring States period of ancient China. It was created from the three-way Partition of Jin, together with Han and Zhao. Its territory lay between the states of Qin and Qi ...

to attack Zhongshan and afterwards moved the Zhao capital to Hándān (). In the sixth year of Marquess Lie's reign (403 BCE), Zhao, along with Wei and

Han Han may refer to: Ethnic groups * Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group. ** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese p ...

, became

vassal states A vassal state is any state that has a mutual obligation to a superior state or empire, in a status similar to that of a vassal in the feudal system in medieval Europe. Vassal states were common among the empires of the Near East, dating back to t ...

of the

Zhou Kingdom The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by t ...

as a result of the

Partition of Jin The Partition of Jin (), the watershed between the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, refers to the division of the State of Jin between rival families into the three states of Han, Zhao and Wei. As a result, the three states were ...

. Marquess Lie died in 400 BCE in the second year of the reign of

King An of Zhou King An of Zhou (), personal name Ji Jiao, was the thirty-third king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the twenty-first of the Eastern Zhou. He succeeded his father King Weilie of Zhou on the throne of China in 401 BC and reigned until his death ...

(). Since his son was underage, Marquess Lie's younger brother Zhào Wŭgōng () succeeded him as ruler. Monarchs of Zhao (state) Zhou dynasty nobility 5th-century BC Chinese monarchs Zhao (state) Founding monarchs {{China-bio-stub