Duke Huan of Qin (, died 577 BC) was from 603 to 577 BC the seventeenth ruler of the

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state of

Qin Qin may refer to: Dynasties and states * Qin (state) (秦), a major state during the Zhou Dynasty of ancient China * Qin dynasty (秦), founded by the Qin state in 221 BC and ended in 206 BC * Daqin (大秦), ancient Chinese name for the Roman Emp ...

that eventually united China to become the

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. His

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was Ying ( 嬴), and Duke Huan was his

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. Duke Huan succeeded his father

Duke Gong of Qin Duke Gong of Qin (, died 604 BC) was from 608 to 604 BC the sixteenth ruler of the Zhou Dynasty state of Qin (state), Qin that eventually united China to become the Qin Dynasty. His Chinese ancestral name, ancestral name was Ying (wikt:嬴, 嬴), ...

, who died in 604 BC, as ruler of Qin. In 578 BC, Qin suffered a major defeat at the hand of the State of Jin.

Duke Li of Jin Duke Li of Jin (, reigned 580–573 BC) was a ruler of the State of Jin, a major power during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. His ancestral name was Ji, given name Zhoupu (州蒲), though ''Shiji'' records his given name as Shoum ...

accused Qin of treachery and personally led an alliance of eight states (Jin, Qi,

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Wey Wey may refer to: Places *Wey (state) (衞), or Wei, ancient Chinese state during the Zhou Dynasty *River Wey, river in Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex, England *River Wey (Dorset), river of Dorset, south west England *Wey and Arun Canal, canal ...

Zheng Zheng may refer to: *Zheng (surname), Chinese surname (鄭, 郑, ''Zhèng'') *Zheng County, former name of Zhengzhou, capital of Henan, China *Guzheng (), a Chinese zither with bridges *Qin Shi Huang (259 BC – 210 BC), emperor of the Qin Dynasty, ...

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, Zhu, and

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) to attack Qin. The two sides fought at Masui (in present-day

Jingyang County Jingyang County () is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xianyang, in the central part of Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, § Name) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province of China. Offici ...

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). Qin was resoundingly defeated and two of its generals were captured, although Duke Xuan of Cao, ruler of Jin's ally Cao, was also killed in the battle. Chapter XIII. Duke Huan died after a reign of 27 years. He was succeeded by his son,

Duke Jing of Qin Duke Jing of Qin (, died 537 BC) was from 576 to 537 BC the eighteenth ruler of the Zhou Dynasty state of Qin that eventually united China to become the Qin Dynasty. His ancestral name was Ying ( 嬴), and Duke Jing was his posthumous title. D ...

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