Shang Shu (Jin) Explained

Shang Shu of Jin
晉殤叔
Succession:Ruler of Jin
Reign:785–781 BC
Predecessor:Marquis Mu
Successor:Marquis Wen
Father:Marquis Xian
Full Name:Ancestral name

(姬)
Given name: Unknown

Death Date:781 BC
Posthumous Name:Shang (殤)
House:Ji
Dynasty:Jin

Shang Shu of Jin, personal name unknown, was a ruler of the Jin state.[1] He usurped the throne of Jin after his elder brother, Marquis Mu, died in 785 BC. After Shang Shu ascended the throne, Marquis Mu's son, Ji Chou (Marquis Wen), was forced to leave Jin in fear of his uncle.

In 781 BC, Ji Chou overthrew Shang Shu and ascended the throne as the next Jin monarch.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 董作賓 . 中國年曆總譜 . 1960 . 香港大學出版社 . 391 . zh-TW.