Zhao Cui Explained

Zhao Cui
Succession:1st Leader of Zhao clan
Successor1:Zhao Dun
Full Name:Ancestral name

Yíng (嬴)
Lineage name: Zhào (趙)
Given name: Cuī (衰)
Courtesy name: Zǐyú (子餘)

Posthumous Name:Chéng (成)
Death Date:622 BCE
Occupation:Monarch
Father:Zhao Gongming
Spouse:Shu Kui
Zhao Ji (daughter of Duke Wen of Jin)
Issue:Zhao Dun
Zhao Tong
Zhao Kuo
Zhao Yingqi
House:Zhao

Zhao Cui (died 622 BCE), posthumously known as Zhao Chengzi (; Chengzi of Zhao), courtesy name Ziyu (子餘), was a Chinese monarch. He was a dafu of Duke Wen of the Jin state during the Spring and Autumn period. He was the clan leader of Zhao between 636 and 622 BCE.

When Chong'er, later known as Duke Wen of Jin was in exile due to the Li Ji unrest, Zhao Cui had always followed Chong'er. In the state of Qin, they received the assistance of Duke Mu of Qin. [1]

After Duke Wen's death, he served Duke Xiang of Jin and participated in the battle of Pengya. Jin army defeated Qin army in this battle. [2]

Family

Cui's brother was Zhao Su who served Duke Xian of Jin.[3] Zhao Cui married the daughter of Duke Wen of Jin.[4] [5] Before the marriage with the Duke's daughter, Cui had married Shu Kui of Qianggaoru (a branch of the Red Di). He had four sons and named them Zhao Dun (son of Shu Kui), Zhao Tong, Zhao Kuo and Zhao Yingqi respectively. Zhao Dun succeeded Zhao Cui as the head of Zhao.[6] His father, Zhao GongMing is a lagendary form of Cai Shen (The God of money in Chinese folk religion.)

Notes and References

  1. Zuo Zhuan, Duke Xi, 23rd year of
  2. Zuo Zhuan, Duke Wen, 2nd year of
  3. Zuo Zhuan, Duke Min, First year of
  4. Zuo Zhuan, Duke Xi, 24th year of
  5. Book: Biographies of Exemplary Women. Jiangsu Guji Press. 2003. 9787806439012.
  6. Book: Records of the Grand Historian. Zhonghua Book Company. 1982. 9787101003048. Beijing.