Zhao

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ancient Chinese state

Zhao was an ancient Chinese state during the Warring States period, known for its military strength and role in the political fragmentation preceding the Qin unification.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Zhao (state) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Chinese state ⓘ
ally Han NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital Handan NERFINISHED ⓘ
capitalMovedTo Handan NERFINISHED ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culture Zhou Chinese culture ⓘ
currency Chinese knife money ⓘ
round coinage ⓘ
defeatedBy Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime 222 BCE ⓘ
enemy Qi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ
era Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedFrom partition of Jin ⓘ
founder Zhao Huanzi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zhao Ji NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
historicalRegion North China Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor adoption of cavalry warfare ⓘ
military strength ⓘ
reforms of King Wuling of Zhao ⓘ
role in political fragmentation before Qin unification ⓘ
language Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalSystem Legalist-influenced laws ⓘ
locatedIn eastern China NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern China NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryReform wearing of Hu-style clothing and shooting from horseback ⓘ
neighbor Han NERFINISHED ⓘ
Qi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Changping NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRuler King Daoxiang of Zhao NERFINISHED ⓘ
King Huiwen of Zhao NERFINISHED ⓘ
King Wuling of Zhao NERFINISHED ⓘ
King Xiaocheng of Zhao NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Seven Warring States NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessorEntity State of Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ
rulingHouse House of Zhao NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime 403 BCE ⓘ
territoryIncludes modern Hebei ⓘ
parts of modern Inner Mongolia ⓘ
parts of modern Shanxi ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Xunzi → country → Zhao ⓘ
Wang Jian → associatedWithState → Zhao ⓘ
Partition of Jin → successorState → Zhao ⓘ
Battle of Changping → conflictBetween → Zhao ⓘ
Battle of Changping → countryAtTime → Zhao ⓘ
State of Han → neighbor → Zhao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zhao (state)
King Wuling of Zhao → state → Zhao ⓘ
state of Qin → conqueredState → Zhao ⓘ
subject surface form: State of Qin
King Wu Ding → personalName → Zhao ⓘ
subject surface form: Wu Ding