Huang, Earl of Cai (), born Ji Huang (), was an ancient Chinese noble from the

Zhou dynasty The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by th ...

and the third ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Cai. Huang was the only known son of

Zhong Hu of Cai Cai Zhong Hu (Chinese: , lit. "Hu, Elder of Cai"), born Ji Hu (), was the only known son of Ji Du, the first lord of Cai. Ji Du was removed from his office after participating in the Rebellion of the Three Guards against the regency of the Duke ...

and the second cousin of Kings Cheng and Kang of Zhou. His son inherited his land as

Marquis Gōng of Cai Marquis Gōng of Cai (Cài Gōnghóu 蔡宮侯) (?–?), born as Ji ? (姬?), was the fourth ruler of the State of Cai. He was the only known son of Earl Huang of Cai (蔡伯荒) and close kin of King of Zhou. He was the first in the family to ho ...

, with a higher title, ''

hou Hou or HOU may refer to: * -hou, a place-name element * Hou (surname) * Hou (currency) (Chinese: ), a unit of currency in Greater China * Hou (Odder Municipality), a town in Denmark * Hou (title) (Chinese: ), a title in ancient China * Denglong (m ...

'' rather than ''bo''.

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*http://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=en&char=%E8%94%A1%E4%BC%AF%E8%8D%92 *http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Zhou/rulers-cai.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Huang of Cai 11th century BC in China Zhou dynasty nobility Cai (state) 11th-century BC Chinese monarchs

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