Duke Hui II of Qin (, died 387 BC) was, from 399 to 387 BC, the 27th ruler of 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 ...

Chinese state of

Qin Qin may refer to: Dynasties and states * Qin (state) (秦), a major state during the Zhou Dynasty of ancient China * Qin dynasty (秦), founded by the Qin state in 221 BC and ended in 206 BC * Daqin (大秦), ancient Chinese name for the Roman Emp ...

that eventually united China to become the

Qin Dynasty The Qin dynasty ( ; zh, c=秦朝, p=Qín cháo, w=), or Ch'in dynasty in Wade–Giles romanization ( zh, c=, p=, w=Ch'in ch'ao), was the first Dynasties in Chinese history, dynasty of Imperial China. Named for its heartland in Qin (state), ...

. His

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was Ying ( 嬴), and Duke Hui was his

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. He was the second of the two rulers of Qin called Duke Hui. Duke Hui's father Duke Jian of Qin was the uncle of his predecessor Duke Ling. When Duke Ling died in 415 BC, the throne was passed to his uncle Duke Jian instead of his son, the later Duke Xian. Duke Hui then succeeded his father when Duke Jian died in 400 BC after 15 years of reign. In 387 BC, the thirteenth year of Duke Hui's reign, Qin attacked the State of Shu and took the city of Nanzheng. Later that year, Duke Hui died and was succeeded by his young son,

Chuzi II Chuzi (, 389 BC or 388–385 BCThe Annals of Qin chapter of the ''Records of the Grand Historian'' says he was born in the 12th year of Duke Hui II of Qin, or 388 BC, but the Chronicles chapter says he was born in the 11th year, or 389 BC.) was f ...

. Chuzi was then either one or two years old, and the power was controlled by his mother, the duchess dowager Qin Xiaozhu. Just two years later, in 385 BC the minister Jun Gai (菌改) rebelled against Chuzi and the duchess. He led his forces to escort Duke Xian, who was at the time exiled in the

State of Wei Wei (; ; Old Chinese: *') was one of the seven major states during the Warring States period of ancient China. It was created from the three-way Partition of Jin, together with Han and Zhao. Its territory lay between the states of Qin and Qi ...

, back to Qin, killed Chuzi and his mother, and installed Duke Xian on the throne.

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