韩桓惠王 / King Huanhui of Han
韩桓惠王 / King Huanhui of Han enters the wiki through 《资治通鉴·周纪》83丨诸侯摆烂竟成了经典计中计？ as the ruler who succeeds 韩釐王 after the 华阳之战 crisis. The episode keeps the succession notice brief, but its placement matters: Han has just survived a Wei-Zhao attack only because 秦国 chose to intervene.
The episode says Han Huanhui Wang’s first major direction is to mobilize with 魏国 under the shadow of 白起’s coming attack on 楚国. That puts him inside 战国同盟转向 immediately: the same Han that had just asked Qin to rescue it now stands in a Qin-led order where Han and Wei both behave like subordinate partners.
《资治通鉴·周纪》84丨防止秦国灭楚竟用这招？ develops the risk of that posture. 黄歇 / 春申君 argues that Han and Wei look useful as Qin’s path toward 楚国, but their accumulated resentment against 秦国 makes them unsafe corridor states. In the episode’s outcome, 秦昭襄王 dismisses the Han and Wei troops after accepting Huang Xie’s advice.
《资治通鉴·秦纪》100-1｜皇帝中的超长待机王过世了 shows Han Huanhui Wang’s deference reaching a ceremonial peak. After 秦昭襄王 dies, the other states send high ministers to mourn, but Han Huanhui Wang personally attends in mourning dress. The episode reads this as survival strategy under 准天子式秦霸权, because Han’s exposed geography leaves it especially dependent on avoiding Qin anger.
《资治通鉴·秦纪》103-2｜司马迁的“idol” 为何死于酒色 adds a different mourning scene. After 信陵君 dies, Han Huanhui Wang comes to Wei to offer condolences. The source does not turn this into a Han policy episode; it matters because 孔斌 says Xinlingjun’s son cannot receive a neighboring ruler’s condolence unless 魏安釐王 has made him the proper host.
Connections
- 韩国 - polity he inherits.
- 韩釐王 - predecessor.
- 华阳之战 - crisis immediately before his accession.
- 秦国, 白起, 魏国, and 楚国 - alignment and next campaign context.
- 战国同盟转向 - conceptual frame for his accession setting.
- 黄歇 / 春申君, 战略纵深防御, and 利益重构式说服 - Zhouji 84 critique of Han’s reliability as Qin’s campaign corridor.
- 秦昭襄王, 准天子式秦霸权, and 权力礼仪细读 - Qinji 100-1 personal mourning attendance as survival diplomacy.
- 信陵君, 孔斌, and 魏安釐王 - Qinji 103-2 condolence scene and ritual-hosting boundary.