赵肃侯 / Marquis Su of Zhao
赵肃侯 / Marquis Su of Zhao appears in 《资治通鉴·周纪》17丨韩昭侯和申不害 as the crown prince who succeeds 赵成侯 after the 350 BCE Zhao succession conflict. The source names him after 公子泄 fails in the succession struggle and flees to 韩国.
The page is source-scoped. Zhao Suhou matters here because the episode places succession instability beside Qin-Wei diplomacy and Qin’s second reform round, keeping 赵国 inside the same unstable early Warring States field.
《资治通鉴·周纪》18丨中国历史上第一例人头税 adds an early challenge to Zhao Suhou’s rule. 赵范 attacks 邯郸 in 347 BCE, but the surprise attack fails and Zhao Fan is killed.
《资治通鉴·周纪》31丨合纵连横 围殴秦 makes Zhao Suhou the ruler who gives 苏秦 practical backing for the 合纵 project. Su Qin persuades him that 赵国 cannot rely only on its own strength because 秦国 can first break 韩国 and 魏国, then turn against Zhao without rear pressure.
《资治通鉴·周纪》32丨“史上首位联合国秘书长”苏秦 brings Su Qin back toward Zhao after the remaining states have accepted. The episode says Su Qin returns north to report to Zhao Suhou with a procession and gifts on a scale comparable to a king’s, making Zhao Suhou the ruler to whom the completed six-state work is formally presented.
《资治通鉴·周纪》34丨秦国总理如何玩转六国 reverses that moment quickly. After 犀首公孙衍 helps pull 齐国 and 魏国 into pressure against 赵国, Zhao Suhou blames Su Qin for failing to hold the 合纵 arrangement together. Su Qin’s departure toward 燕国 makes Zhao Suhou a witness to the alliance’s fragility as well as its earlier recipient.
《资治通鉴·周纪》35丨历史上第一骑兵教父是他？ closes Zhao Suhou’s reign. In 326 BCE he dies, and the episode says his funeral draws large elite detachments from other major states except Han, suggesting that Zhao’s position remains weighty even after hezong’s fragility is exposed. His son 赵武灵王 succeeds him.
Connections
- 赵国 - polity he rules after the succession.
- 赵成侯 - predecessor whose death opens the conflict.
- 公子泄 - rival claimant who loses and flees.
- 韩国 - refuge of the defeated claimant.
- Early Warring States Interstate War / 战国早期诸侯混战 - wider setting of diplomatic and succession instability.
- 赵范, 邯郸, and Military Action Terminology / 伐侵袭用语 - Zhouji 18 failed “袭” against his position.
- 苏秦, 合纵, 秦国, and 魏国 - Zhouji 31 alliance mandate and Qin-pressure setting.
- 韩国, 齐国, 楚国, and 尊严激将式说服 - Zhouji 32 completed alliance tour and return-report branch.
- 赵武灵王, 肥义, 赵国, and 新君改革铺垫信号 - Zhouji 35 death, funeral, and succession branch.