Duke Hu of Qi explained

Duke Hu of Qi
齊胡公
Succession:Duke of Qi
Reign:890–860 BC
Predecessor:Duke Ai
Successor:Duke Xian
Death Date:860 BC
Full Name:Ancestral name

Jiāng (姜)
Clan name: Lǚ (呂)
Given name: Jìng (靜)

House:Jiang
Dynasty:Jiang Qi
Father:Duke Gui
Posthumous Name:Duke Hu (胡公)

Duke Hu of Qi, personal name Lü Jing, was a monarch of the Qi state.[1] [2]

Duke Hu was a younger son of Duke Gui. When Duke Gui died, Duke Hu's older half-brother, Duke Ai, ascended the throne. Duke Ai had a dispute with the Ji state. King Yi of Zhou sided with the marquis of Ji and executed Duke Ai by boiling him to death.[3] King Yi of Zhou then installed Duke Hu on the Qi throne.[1] [2]

Duke Hu moved the capital of Qi from Yingqiu to Bogu. The move was resented by the people of Yingqiu, who rebelled under the leadership of Duke Hu's half-brother, Duke Xian, who then took the throne.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.guoxue.com/shibu/24shi/shiji/sj_032.htm . zh:齐太公世家 . House of Duke Tai of Qi . . Sima Qian . Sima Qian . Chinese . Guoxue.com . 14 May 2012.
  2. Book: Shiji (史记) . Han Zhaoqi (韩兆琦) . 2010 . Zhonghua Book Company . Beijing . 978-7-101-07272-3 . Chinese . 2511–2512.
  3. China: From Neolithic cultures through the Great Qing Empire 10,000 BCE-1799 CE by Harold M. Tanner