周孝王 / King Xiao of Zhou

周孝王 / King Xiao of Zhou appears in 《资治通鉴·周纪》10丨 以家族单位 有蚂蚁吃大象的精神（1） in the 秦国 origin digression. The source says he gives 非子 land at Qin after valuing his horse-raising skill and lets him continue the Ying family sacrifices.

The page is source-scoped. Zhou Xiao Wang matters here because the later 太史旦 speech relies on the idea that Zhou and Qin have an older political and genealogical relationship.

Connections

• 周王室 - dynastic setting.
• 非子 and 秦国 - grant and origin-story branch.
• 太史旦 and Kinship Legitimacy Diplomacy / 同源合法性外交 - later diplomatic use of the origin story.