Marquis Gōng of Cai (Cài Gōnghóu 蔡宮侯) (?–?), born as Ji ? (姬?), was the fourth ruler of the

State of Cai Cài (; Old Chinese: *s.r̥ˤat-s) was an ancient Chinese state established at the beginning of the Zhou dynasty, rising to prominence during the Spring and Autumn period, and destroyed early in the Warring States period. History Following hi ...

. He was the only known son of

Earl Huang of Cai Huang, Earl of Cai (), born Ji Huang (), was an ancient Chinese noble from the Zhou dynasty and the third ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Cai. Huang was the only known son of Zhong Hu of Cai and the second cousin of Kings Cheng and Kan ...

(蔡伯荒) and close kin of

King of Zhou 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 t ...

. He was the first in the family to hold the title of the ''Marquis of Cai (Cai Guohou 蔡国侯)'' which would be in use until the end of the State of Cai in 447 BC. He was succeeded by his son.

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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 hist ...

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