King Xiao of Yan
King of Yan
Reign257–255 BCE
PredecessorKing Wucheng
SuccessorKing Xi
Died255 BC
IssueXi, King of Yan
Posthumous name
King Xiao (孝王)
FatherKing Wucheng of Yan

King Xiao of Yan (Chinese: 燕孝王, died 255 BC), ancestral name Jī (姬), clan name Yān (燕), personal name unknown, was the seventh king of the state of Yan in Warring States period of Chinese history. He ruled the kingdom between 257 BC until his death in 255 BC.[1]

King Xiao was a son of King Wucheng of Yan, he ascended the throne after his father's death.[2] During his reign, Yan started to construct an extensive fortifications to protect against the barbarians. The wall stretched from Shanggu Commandery to Liaodong Commandery.[3]

King Xiao died in 255 BC, succeeded by his son Xi.[4][1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cihai (small print edition) (5th ed.). Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. 2000. p. 2510. ISBN 7-5326-0630-9.
  2. ↑ The Regional State of Yan 燕
  3. ↑ 張覺明 (2016). 木蘭史研究: 故里、姓氏、時代、生平考(上、下) (in Chinese). p. 394. ISBN 9789865681449.
  4. ↑ Records of the Grand Historian. Vol. 34. 孝王元年，秦围邯郸者解去。三年卒，子今王喜立。


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