| Viscount Wen of Zhao 趙文子 | |||||||||
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| Leader of Zhao clan | |||||||||
| Reign | 583–541 BC | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Viscount Zhuang of Zhao | ||||||||
| Successor | Viscount Jing of Zhao (趙景子) | ||||||||
| Born | 598 BC | ||||||||
| Died | 541 BC | ||||||||
| Issue | Zhao Huo Viscount Jing (Zhao Cheng) | ||||||||
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| House | Ying | ||||||||
| Father | Viscount Zhuang (Zhao Shuo) | ||||||||
| Mother | Zhuang Ji (莊姬; daughter of Duke Cheng of Jin) | ||||||||
Zhao Wu (Chinese: 趙武; pinyin: Zhào Wǔ, 598–541 BC), also known by his posthumous name as the Viscount Wen of Zhao (Chinese: 趙文子; pinyin: Zhào Wén Zǐ), was a leader of the Zhao clan in the Jin state. He was the only son of Zhao Shuo (Viscount Zhuang), whom he succeeded as clan leader. The Chinese folktale The Orphan of Zhao was based on the story of Zhao Wu, which was adapted into the 18th century French play L'Orphelin de la Chine.