Zhao Yingqi

Zhao Yingqi (Chinese: 趙嬰齊; pinyin: Zhào Yīngqí; Jyutping: Zīu Yingcei; Vietnamese: Triệu Anh Tề, ? – 115 BC) was the third ruler of the kingdom of Nanyue (Vietnamese: Nam Việt). His rule began in 122 BC and ended with his death in 115 BC.

Zhao Yingqi was the eldest son of King Zhao Mo of Nanyue. During his father’s reign, King Ying (郢) of Minyue invaded Nanyue in 135 BC. Zhao Mo sent a mission to Han Dynasty China asking for help. So Emperor Wu of Han sent an army to attack Minyue, which began the Han–Minyue wars. Under pressure from the Han Dynasty, Yushan (余善), a brother of Ying, killed Ying and surrendered to the Han Dynasty. Minyue was eventually annexed by the Han as the empire expanded southwards. To thank the Emperor Wu for his help, Zhao Mo sent his Crown Prince Zhao Yingqi to the Han court to serve on the Emperor’s guard (宿衛, Sù wèi). Zhao Yingqi married a Han Chinese woman named Jiu-shi (樛氏), who gave birth to his second son, Zhao Xing.

Zhao Mo became seriously ill in 122 BC and Zhao Yingqi received permission from Emperor Wu to return to Nanyue to look after his father. In the same year Zhao Mo died, Zhao Yingqi succeeded to the throne as king of Nanyue. Despite the primogeniture, Zhao Yingqi appointed Zhao Xing as Crown Prince instead of his eldest son Zhao Jiande.

It was said Zhao Yingqi was a tyrant who nonchalantly killed his citizens. He died from an illness in 115 BC and his second son, Zhao Xing, assumed the Nanyue throne.