King Xiao of Yan

King Xiao of Yan
燕孝王
King of Yan
Reign257–255 BCE
PredecessorKing Wucheng
SuccessorJi Xi
Died255 BC
IssueJi Xi
Names
Ancestral name: Jī (姬)
Clan name: Yān (燕)
Given name: Unknown
Posthumous name
King Xiao (孝王)
HouseJi
DynastyYan
FatherKing 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]

  1. ^ a b 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。