Zhao Wu
Zhao Wu (Chinese: 趙武; pinyin: Zhào Wǔ, 598 BCE–541 BCE), posthumously known as Zhao Wenzi (Chinese: 趙文子; pinyin: Zhào Wénzǐ, Wenzi of Zhao), was the only son of Zhao Shuo, the lord of the Zhao clan of the State of Jin during the Spring and Autumn period in ancient China. 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.
| Zhao Wu | |||||||||
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| 4th Leader of Zhao clan | |||||||||
| Predecessor | Zhao Shuo | ||||||||
| Successor | Zhao Cheng | ||||||||
| Born | 598 BCE | ||||||||
| Died | 541 BCE | ||||||||
| Issue | Zhao Huo Zhao Cheng | ||||||||
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| House | Zhao | ||||||||
| Father | Zhao Shuo | ||||||||
| Mother | Zhuang Ji (daughter of Duke Cheng of Jin) | ||||||||
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