王子定 / Prince Ding

王子定 / Prince Ding appears in 《资治通鉴·周纪》07丨两起刺杀（1） as a 周王室 prince who flees to 晋国 in 399 BCE. The episode uses his flight to explain the difference between 太子 and 王子 and to show how aristocratic families handled internal power struggle through outside refuge.

The source says royal and princely exiles often brought retainers with them and could be treated well by host states because noble blood, kinship ties, and the possibility of future restoration still mattered.

Connections

• 周王室 and 周安王 - royal context.
• 晋国 - refuge destination.
• Aristocratic Political Asylum / 贵族政治避难 - concept grounded by the episode.
• Small-State Buffer Diplomacy / 小国夹缝外交 - adjacent world of kinship-backed interstate maneuvering.