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 ...
and the third ruler of the
ancient Chinese state
Ancient Chinese states () were typified by variously sized city-states and territories that existed in China prior to its unification by Qin Shi Huang in 221 BCE. In many cases these were vassal states and fiefs established in the '' fengjian'' ...
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 ...
, with a higher title, ''
hou'' rather than ''bo''.
See also
*
Shiji
''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 his ...
External links
*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
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11th century BC in China
Zhou dynasty nobility
Cai (state)
11th-century BC Chinese monarchs