Han Qi (), posthumously known as Xuanzi of Han (), was a Chinese monarch and politician who served as the head minister of the state of
Han
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and then military leader and prime minister of the
State of Jin. He was the son of
Han Jue
Han Jue (; died after 566 BC), posthumously known as Han Xianzi (), was the fifth head of the House of Han and a Jin politician and general. He was the son of Ziyu of Han.司马贞·史记索隐 “万生赇伯，赇伯生定伯简，简生舆， ...
and served as ''zhengqing'' (正卿) and
zhongjunjiang of Jin between 541 and 514 BCE.
In 541 BCE, he succeeded
Wenzi of Zhao and became the 15th zhongjunjiang. Henceforth, he governed Jin until his death. He was the longest serving zhengqing and zhongjunjiang of Jin. During his regency, Jin annexed the State of Fei (肥, in today's
Gaocheng District
Gaocheng () is one of eight districts of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province, North China, on the upper reaches of the Hutuo River (). The city has a total area of and in 2010 had a population of 743,000. ,
Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang (; ; Mandarin: ), formerly known as Shimen and romanized as Shihkiachwang, is the capital and most populous city of China’s North China's Hebei Province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about southwest of Beijin ...
) in 530 BCE, the tribe of Luhun Rong (陸渾戎) in 525 BCE, and the State of Gu (鼓) in 520 BCE.
Although Han Qi held the post of zhongjunjiang for 27 years, he was largely absent from the central political arena of Jin. Xun Wu, Shi Yang, Xun Li, and the heads of Zhonghang, Fan, and Zhi clans controlled the State of Jin and its army. They implemented the policy of expansion but only focused on minor states.
Chu, a major enemy of Jin, was ignored by Jin during his rule.
After his death, his son, Han Xu, succeeded him as the head of Han and Wei Shu (魏舒) succeeded the post of zhengqing and zhongjunjiang of Jin.
Ancestors
References
Monarchs of Han (state)
Zhongjunjiang of Jin
Zhou dynasty nobility
Zhou dynasty politicians
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