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Duke Xuan (other)
Duke Xuan may refer to the following rulers during the Zhou dynasty: * Duke Xuan of Wey (died 700 BC) *Duke Xuan of Qin (died 664 BC) *Duke Xuan of Chen Duke Xuan of Chen (; reigned 692 BC – died 648 BC) was the sixteenth ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Chen during the Spring and Autumn period. His ancestral surname was Gui, given name Chujiu (杵臼), and Xuan (宣) was his posthumous na ... (died 648 BC) * Duke Xuan of Qi (died 405 BC) See also * Marquis Xuan of Cai (died 715 BC) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Xuan Of Wey
Duke Xuan of Wey (died 700 BC), personal name Ji Jin, was the fifteenth ruler of the state of Wey and its fourth Duke, ruling from 718 BC to 700 BC. He came to power following a succession crisis involving two of his brothers, but his nineteen year reign saw numerous moral scandals and the decline of Wey into a minor state of the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a son with his father Duke Zhuang's concubine Yi Jiang, and later took the son's betrothed, Xuan Jiang, as his own wife because she was beautiful. Biography Jin was one of the sons of Duke Zhuang I of Wey and a younger brother of Wan ( Duke Huan of Wey). In 719 BC, Duke Huan was assassinated by his younger brother Zhouxu, who ruled for less than a year before he too was killed in a plot orchestrated by Shi Que and the ruler of Chen. Jin was installed as the next ruler and became known by his temple name Duke Xuan in Chinese historiography. Duke Xuan had a son named Jizi with his deceased father's concubine Yi Jiang. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Xuan Of Qin
Duke Xuan of Qin (, died 664 BC) was from 675 to 664 BC the twelfth ruler of the Zhou Dynasty state of Qin that eventually united China to become the Qin Dynasty. His ancestral name was Ying (), and Duke Xuan was his posthumous title. Duke Xuan was the eldest of the three sons of his father Duke De of Qin, and succeeded his father as ruler of Qin when Duke De died in 676 BC, aged 34. He reigned for 12 years and died in 664 BC. Although Duke Xuan had nine sons, he passed the throne to his younger brother Duke Cheng of Qin, who would in turn pass the throne to the third brother Duke Mu of Qin Duke Mu of Qin (died 621BC), born Renhao, was a duke of Qin (659–621BC) in the western reaches of the Zhou Kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. Sometimes considered one of China's Five Hegemons, he greatly expanded th .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Xuan of Qin, Duke Year of birth unknown Rulers of Qin 7th-century BC Chinese monarchs 664 BC death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Xuan Of Chen
Duke Xuan of Chen (; reigned 692 BC – died 648 BC) was the sixteenth ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Chen during the Spring and Autumn period. His ancestral surname was Gui, given name Chujiu (杵臼), and Xuan (宣) was his posthumous name. Accession to the throne Chujiu was a younger son of Duke Huan of Chen, whose brother Chen Tuo murdered Chujiu's eldest brother Crown Prince Mian and usurped the throne in 707 BC. The army of the neighbouring State of Cai killed Chen Tuo in 706 BC and installed Duke Li of Chen, another brother of Chujiu, on the throne. Duke Li reigned for seven years and died in 700 BC. However, it was his younger brother Lin ( Duke Zhuang) who succeeded him, instead of his son Chen Wan. After Duke Zhuang's death in 693 BC, Chujiu succeeded his brother as ruler of Chen, to be known as Duke Xuan. Reign In 689 BC, Chen, together with the states of Lu, Song, and Cai, joined the major state of Qi to attack the state of Wey, in order to restore Duk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Xuan Of Qi
Duke Xuan of Qi (; died 405 BC) was from 455 to 405 BC the titular ruler of the State of Qi during the transition from the Spring and Autumn to the Warring States period of ancient China. His personal name was Lü Ji (呂積), ancestral name Jiang ( 姜), and Duke Xuan was his posthumous title. Reign Duke Xuan succeeded his father, Duke Ping of Qi, who died in 456 BC after 25 years of reign as titular ruler of Qi. Since Tian Heng killed Duke Xuan's uncle Duke Jian in 481 BC, Tian had effectively ruled the State of Qi. Tian Heng died soon after Duke Xuan's accession, and was succeeded by his son Tian Pan as Prime Minister and ''de facto'' ruler. Duke Xuan ruled for 51 years and went through four generations of Tian leaders. After Tian Pan's death, Tian Bai succeeded his father. Qi attacked the State of Jin in 413 BC and the State of Lu the next year. Tian Bai died in 411 BC and his son Tian Daozi became leader of the Tian clan and ''de facto'' ruler of Qi. In 408 BC, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |