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Marquess Jing of Zhao (-375 BCE), personal name Zhao Zhang, was a ruler of the Zhao state during the
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. He was the son of Marquess Lie of Zhao, the founding monarch of the state. Marquess Jing's uncle, Duke Wu of Zhao (趙武公), ruled as Zhao's ruler until Marquess Jing was of age. In 386 BCE, the first year of his reign, Marquess Jing moved the Zhao capital from Zhongmou (中牟; modern-day
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, where two large districts were set up to be in a more secure location. One of these was the administrative district Gongcheng (宮城區) and the other the Dabei commercial area (大北城), and Handan quickly prospered. In the second year of his reign, Marquess Jing prevailed over the Qi state at a battle that took place in an area situated between modern-day
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and Chiping County. Marquess Jing was succeeded by his son, Marquess Cheng.


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Monarchs of Zhao (state) Zhou dynasty nobility 4th-century BC Chinese monarchs 375 BC deaths 410s BC births {{China-bio-stub