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) |
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]