Huang, Earl of Cai (), born Ji Huang (), was a noble from the

Zhou dynasty The Zhou dynasty ( ) was a royal dynasty of China that existed for 789 years from until 256 BC, the longest span of any dynasty in Chinese history. During the Western Zhou period (771 BC), the royal house, surnamed Ji, had military ...

of the third ruler of the

ancient Chinese state Ancient Chinese states () were dynastic polities of China within and without the Zhou cultural sphere prior to Qin's wars of unification. They ranged in size from large estates, to city-states to much vaster territories with multiple populatio ...

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 a 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) (fl.10th century), nomen ''unknown'', 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 f ...

, receiving the higher title, ''

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'' 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 Monarchs of Cai (state) 11th-century BC Chinese monarchs

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