King Xiao of Yan

Chinese king of Yan state from 257 to 255 BC

King Xiao of Yan
燕孝王

King of Yan

Reign

257–255 BCE

Predecessor

King Wucheng

Successor

Ji Xi

Died

255 BC

Issue

Ji Xi

Names
Ancestral name: Jī (姬) Clan name: Yān (燕) Given name: Unknown
Posthumous name
King Xiao (孝王)

House

Dynasty

Yan

Father

King Wucheng of Yan

King Xiao of Yan (Chinese: 燕孝王; died 255 BC), personal name unknown, was king of the Yan state from 257 BC until his death in 255 BC.^[1]

King Xiao was a son of King Wucheng, and 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 Ji Xi.^[4]^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Cihai (small print edition) (5th ed.). Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. 2000. p. 2510. ISBN 7-5326-0630-9.
^ The Regional State of Yan 燕
^ 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.
^ 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。