Duke Kao of Lu (died 994 BC or 995 BC), personal name Ji Qiu, was the second duke of Lu during the

Western Zhou The Western Zhou ( zh, c=, p=Xīzhōu; c. 1045 BC – 771 BC) was a royal dynasty of China and the first half of the Zhou dynasty. It began when King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang dynasty at the Battle of Muye and ended when the Quanrong noma ...

dynasty. He was a son of

Bo Qin Bo Qin (Chinese: , p ''Bóqín''), also known as Qin Fu (禽父), was the founder of the State of Lu during the early Zhou dynasty. Born into the royal Ji family (), he was the eldest son of the Duke of Zhou. Instead of inheriting his ...

, the first duke. Ruling for four years, he was succeeded by his younger brother,

Duke Yang Duke Yang of Lu (died 988 BC or 989 BC), personal name Ji Xi, was the third ruler of the state of Lu during the Zhou dynasty. He was a son of Bo Qin, the first duke, and succeeded his brother Duke Kao Duke Kao of Lu (died 994 BC or 995 BC), p ...

. His reign began in either 998 or 997 BC, the one-year discrepancy due to the ''

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 ...

'' giving Duke Wu's reign as ten years in one chapter and nine years in another.

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