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Marquess Cheng of Zhao

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Marquess Cheng of Zhao
趙成侯
Marquess of Zhao
Reign374–350 BCE
PredecessorMarquess Jing
SuccessorMarquess Su
Born?
Died350 BCE
Names
Ancestral name: Yíng (嬴)
Lineage name: Zhào (趙)
Given name: Zhòng (種)
Posthumous name
Marquess Cheng (成侯)
HouseYing
DynastyZhao
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese趙成侯
Simplified Chinese赵成侯
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhào Chéng Hóu

Marquess Cheng of Zhao (?–350 BCE), personal name Zhao Zhong, was a marquess of the Zhao state. He was the son of Marquess Jing, whom he succeeded.

In 372 BCE, Marquess Cheng built a wooden lookout tower, known as a "tantai" (檀臺) at Xingdi (modern-day Xingtai City, Hebei Province) facing the other Warring States; because of the structure, the location later took on the name "Xingtai". General Pang Juan of the Wei state brought troops and surrounded the Zhao capital Handan in 353 BCE in preparation for an attack. The Qi state sent envoys Tian Ji and Sun Bin along with troops to assist the Zhao state and they later defeated the forces of Wei at the Battle of Guiling. Afterwards, in the twenty-fourth year of his reign (351 BCE), Marquess Cheng forced King Hui of Wei into a humiliating peace treaty at the Zhang River near Handan.

References

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  • Chen Chenyan “Dynastic History of the Warring States”, Zhonghua Publishing, China.