King Zhaoxiang of Qin

King Zhaoxiang of Qin

King Zhaoxiang of Qin (Chinese: 秦昭襄王; 325–251 BC), also abbreviated as King Zhao of Qin (秦昭王), born Ying Ji (嬴稷), was the king of the Qin state from 306 BC to 251 BC. He was the son of King Huiwen and younger brother of King Wu. King Zhaoxiang reigned as the King of Qin for 57 years, and was responsible for the state of Qin achieving strategic dominance over the other six major states. During his reign, Qin captured the Chu capital Ying in 278 BC, conquered the Xirong state of Yiqu in 272 BC, slaughtered a 450,000-strong Zhao army at Changping in 260 BC, and overthrew the Eastern Zhou dynasty in 256 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of King Zhaoxiang of Qin has received more than 503,141 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). King Zhaoxiang of Qin is the 2,157th most popular politician (down from 2,082nd in 2019).

King zhaoxiang of qin is most famous for the unification of china.