Duke Huan of Jin

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Qi (頎)
Duke Huan of Jin
Ruler of
Ancestral name: Ji (姬)
Given name: Qi (頎)
FatherDuke Lie of Jin

Duke Huan of Jin (

posthumous title recorded in the Bamboo Annals,[1] while the Records of the Grand Historian refers to him as Duke Xiao of Jin (晉孝公).[2]

Final ruler of Jin

Duke Huan succeeded his father,

Tunliu, and after that there were no more records of Duke Huan or any other Jin ruler.[1] Modern historians such as Yang Kuan, Ch'ien Mu, and Han Zhaoqi consider 369 BC the final year of Duke Huan and the State of Jin.[3]

Account in Shiji

The

State of Wei, one of the three successor states of Jin. Duke Huan is therefore generally considered the final ruler of Jin.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Annals of Wei, Bamboo Annals.
  2. ^ Sima Qian. 晉國世家 [House of Jin]. Records of the Grand Historian (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. ^ .
Duke Huan of Jin
House of Ji
Regnal titles
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Duke of Jin
388–369 BC
Title abolished