Duke Lie of Jin (, died 389 BC) was from 415 to 389 BC the titular ruler of the State of Jin during the beginning of the Warring States period of ancient China. His ancestral name was Ji, given name Zhi, and Duke Lie was his posthumous title. After his father

Duke You of Jin Duke You of Jin (, died 416 BC) was from 433 to 416 BC the titular ruler of the State of Jin during the transition period from the Spring and Autumn period to the Warring States period of ancient China. His ancestral name was Ji, given name Liu ...

died in 416 BC,

Marquess Wen of Wei Marquess Wen of Wei (Wèi Wén Hóu; died 396 BCE) was the first Marquess to rule the State of Wei during the Warring States period of Chinese history (475 – 220 BCE). Born Wei Si (魏斯), he belonged to the House of Wei, one of the noble ...

installed Duke Lie on the throne. Since 453 BC, near the end of the reign of Duke Chu of Jin, the state of Jin had already been partitioned into three ''de facto'' states of

Han Han may refer to: Ethnic groups * Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group. ** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese p ...

, Zhao, and

Wei Wei or WEI may refer to: States * Wey (state) (衛, 1040–209 BC), Wei in pinyin, but spelled Wey to distinguish from the bigger Wei of the Warring States * Wei (state) (魏, 403–225 BC), one of the seven major states of the Warring States per ...

. The only territories under the Duke's control were the traditional capitals

Jiang Jiang may refer to: * ''Jiang'' (rank), rank held by general officers in the military of China *Jiang (surname), several Chinese surnames **Jiang Zemin (1926–2022), as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party *Jiang River, an ancient riv ...

and Quwo. In 403 BC, during Duke Lie's reign, King Weilie of Zhou officially proclaimed Han, Zhao, and Wei vassal states. Duke Lie was the titular Duke of Jin for 27 years. He died in 389 BC and was succeeded by his son

Duke Huan of Jin Duke Huan of Jin () was from 388 to 369 BC the titular ruler of the State of Jin during the beginning of the Warring States period of ancient China. His ancestral name was Ji, given name Qi, and Duke Huan was his posthumous title recorded in th ...

, also called Duke Xiao in the '' Records of the Grand Historian''.

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