In 214 BC, Qingshihuang, the first emperor of Qin Dynasty, dispatched a 500,000 strong army to unite the Lingnan area. After the downfall of Qin , the former Qin general Zhao Tuo rose to power in the ensuing chaos and established the Nanyue Kingdom in the year of 203 BC. The Nanyue Kingdom lasted for 93 years, with 5 kings in reign.
  During his reign of 67 years, Zhao Tuo carried out series of policies that were conducive to the unification of ethnic peoples, and social and economic developments in the Lingnan region.
  Zhao Mo was the second king, ruling the Nanyue Kingdom for 16 years. He was Zhao Tuo’s grandson. Since Zhao Tuo lived a long life, Zhao Mo’s father did not get the time to be king before Zhao Mo was bestowed with the crown. Zhao Mo’s life was recorded in historical records like Shiji and Hanshu.
  Zhao Mo’s son, Zhao Yingqi, became the third king for 10 years. His mausoleum was plundered during the Three Kingdoms Period.
  Both the fourth and the fifth Kings were Zhao Yingqi’s sons. The brothers fought for the crown at the expense of each other’s life. The time they were kings in all counted no more than three years. The Nanyue Kingdom disappeared from history when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty caught and killed the fifth king.