SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Zhao Dun

  • The Orphan of Zhao [Spring & Autumn]

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    Rob

    In 597 BCE, after King Zhuang of Chu crushed the Jin army at the Battle of Bi, Duke Jing of Jin turned westward to expand his influence. He seized the opportunity of internal strife in the neighboring state of Lu (in modern Shanxi) and annexed it. When Qin attempted to contest the territory, Jin…

  • Chu Ni – the assassin who chose death over murder [Spring & Autumn]

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    Rob

    After a series of military defeats by Qin and the deaths of several senior ministers, Zhao Dun – son of the revered Zhao Cui – rose as chief minister of Jin. In 620 BCE, Duke Xiang of Jin died, leaving his seven-year-old son to ascend the throne as Duke Ling of Jin.