An Ruzi
| Lü Tu 呂荼 | |||||
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| Ruler of Qi | |||||
| Reign | 489 BC | ||||
| Predecessor | Duke Jing | ||||
| Successor | Duke Dao | ||||
| Died | 489 BC | ||||
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| House | Jiang | ||||
| Dynasty | Jiang Qi | ||||
| Father | Duke Jing | ||||
| Mother | Yu Si (鬻姒) | ||||
An Ruzi (Chinese: 安孺子; pinyin: Ān Rúzǐ), also called Yan Ruzi (Chinese: 晏孺子; pinyin: Yàn Rúzǐ), personal name Lü Tu, was for 10 months in 489 BC the ruler of the Qi state.[1][2] He was subsequently killed by Viscount Xi of Tian (田僖子), who then installed An Ruzi's older brother, Duke Dao, to the Qi throne.
Designation as Crown Prince
Prince Tu was the youngest son of Duke Jing of Qi, and his mother was Duke Jing's favourite concubine Yu Si,[3] who was from the minor state of Chunyu.[2] In the summer of 490 BC, the 58th year of Duke Jing's reign, the crown prince of Qi died. Although Duke Jing had at least five other grown sons, he decided to make Prince Tu the new crown prince. Because Prince Tu was a young boy and his mother was of a lowly status, Duke Jing ordered the ministers Guo Xia of the Guo clan and Gao Zhang of the Gao clan to support Prince Tu and exile the other princes to the remote city of Lai.[1][2]
Reign
Duke Jing died soon afterward in the autumn of 490 BC. Guo and Gao installed Prince Tu on the throne, and the other princes escaped to the nearby states of
Ancestry
| Duke Hui of Qi (d. 599 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Duke Qing of Qi (d. 582 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Xiao Tong Shu Zi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Duke Ling of Qi (d. 554 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sheng Meng Zi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Duke Jing of Qi (d. 490 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shusun Dechen (d. 604 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shusun Qiaoru | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mu Meng Ji of Lu | |||||||||||||||||||
| An Ruzi (d. 489 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yu Si of Chunyu | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Records of the Grand Historian(in Chinese). Guoxue.com. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ ISBN 978-7-101-07272-3.
- ^ The Shiji incorrectly gives her name as Rui Ji and Rui Zi.