Duke Xi of Lu () was the ruler of
Lu from 659 BC to 627 BC in
Spring and Autumn period
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. His name is Ji Shen (姬申). Xi, literally means "happy", is his
posthumous name
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. The posthumous name "Xi" means that he was mediocre and behaved cautiously. His father is
Duke Zhuang of Lu
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(). After Duke Xi of Lu died in 627BC, His son,
Duke Wen of Lu
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() succeeded him.
See also
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Lu (state)
Lu (, c. 1042–249 BC) was a vassal state during the Zhou dynasty of ancient China located around modern Shandong province. Founded in the 11th century BC, its rulers were from a cadet branch of the House of Ji (姬) that ruled the Zhou dyn ...
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Zuo Zhuan
References
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Monarchs of Lu (state)
627 BC deaths
7th-century BC Chinese monarchs