Duke Wu (other)
Duke Wu or Wu Gong (武公) may refer to the following ancient Chinese rulers: * Duke Wu of Qi (r. 850–825 BC), ruler of the State of Qi *Duke Wu of Lu (r. 825–816 BC), ruler of the State of Lu *Duke Wu of Chen (r. 795–781 BC), ruler of the State of Chen *Duke Wu of Jin (r. 716–677 BC), also called Duke Wu of Quwo, ruler of the State of Jin *Duke Wu of Qin Duke Wu of Qin (, died 678 BC) was from 697 to 678 BC the tenth ruler of the Zhou Dynasty state of Qin that eventually united China to become the Qin Dynasty. His ancestral name was Ying (), and Duke Wu was his posthumous title. Accession to the ...

Duke Wu Of Qi
Duke Wu of Qi (; died 825 BC) was from 850 to 825 BC the eighth recorded ruler of the State of Qi during the Western Zhou Dynasty of ancient China. His personal name was Lü Shou (呂壽), ancestral name Jiang ( 姜), and Duke Wu was his posthumous title. Duke Wu succeeded his father Duke Xian of Qi, who died in 851 BC, as ruler of Qi. He reigned for 26 years and died in 825 BC. He was succeeded by his son, Duke Li of Qi. Family Sons: * Prince Wuji (; d. 816 BC), ruled as Duke Li of Qi from 824–816 BC Daughters: * Queen Xian of Zhou (), known as Queen Jiang ** Married King Xuan of Zhou (d. 782 BC) in 826 BC, and had issue (King You of Zhou King You of Zhou (; 795–771 BC), personal name Ji Gongsheng, was the twelfth king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the last of Western Zhou Dynasty. He reigned from 781 to 771 BC. History In 780 BC, a major earthquake hit Guanzhong. A soothsa ...) Ancestry References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wu of Qi, Duke Monarchs of Qi (state ...
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Duke Wu Of Lu
Duke Wu of Lu was a ruler of the State of Lu during the Western Zhou Dynasty. His ancestral name was Ji, and given name Ao. He succeeded his brother, Duke Shen of Lu, as the ninth ruler of Lu. In spring of the ninth year of his reign, he paid a visit to King Xuan of Zhou with his heir apparent Kuo and younger son, Xi. King Xuan appreciated Xi greatly, and despite the objections of his councillor Zhongshan Fu, he decided to intervene and appoint Xi as the heir apparent over his elder brother. In summer, the three returned to Lu, and Duke Wu died shortly after. Records of the Grand Historian ''Records of the Grand Historian'', also known by its Chinese name ''Shiji'', is a monumental history of China that is the first of China's 24 dynastic histories. The ''Records'' was written in the early 1st century by the ancient Chinese hist ...,Book 33,"欲立戲為魯太子。周之樊仲山父諫宣王曰：「廢長立少，不順；不順，必犯王命；犯王命，必誅之：� ...
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Duke Wu Of Chen
Duke Wu of Chen (; reigned 795 BC – died 781 BC), given name Ling (靈), was the eighth ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Chen during the Western Zhou dynasty. Wu was his posthumous name. Duke Wu succeeded his father Duke Xi of Chen, who died in 796 BC. Duke Xi's reign coincided with that of King Xuan of Zhou. He reigned for 15 years and died in 781 BC, the year that King You, the last king of Western Zhou, ascended the throne. Duke Wu was succeeded by his son Yue, known as Duke Yi of Chen Duke Yi of Chen (; reigned 780 BC – died 778 BC), given name Yue (說), was the ninth ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Chen during the Western Zhou dynasty. Yi was his posthumous name A posthumous name is an honorary name given mostly .... Duke Yi died after only three years of reign, and was succeeded by his younger brother Xie, known as Duke Ping of Chen. References Bibliography * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wu of Chen, Duke Monarchs of Chen (state) 8th-century BC Chinese mon ...
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Duke Wu Of Jin
Duke Wu of Jin (, died 677 BC), ancestral name Ji (姬), given name Cheng (稱) and also known as Duke Wu of Quwo (), was the eighteenth ruler of the state of Jin. He was also the last ruler of the state of Quwo before he gained the title as the duke of Jin. Reign of Quwo In 716 BC, Zhuang Bo of Quwo died and his son Cheng ascended the throne of Quwo. In 710 BC, the eighth year of the reign of Marquis Ai of Jin, Marquis Ai of Jin invades a small state south of Jin called Xingting (陘廷). Xingting then made an alliance with Duke Wu of Quwo. In the spring of 709 BC, they attacked Yi (翼), the capital of Jin. Then, he stayed in Xingting for a while. Then, he ordered his half uncle, Han Wan, to ride a chariot with Liang Hong (梁弘) by his right and chase Marquis Ai of Jin who escaped from Yi. They chased him around the bank of the Fen River (汾水) and at that night, they managed to capture Marquis Ai of Jin. The Jin people asked the son of Marquis Ai of Jin, to become the ...
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