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Duke Huai of Jin

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Duke Huai of Jin
晉懷公
Duke of Jin
Reign637 BC
PredecessorDuke Hui
SuccessorDuke Wen
Died637 BC
SpouseHuai Ying
Names
Ancestral name: (姬)
Given name: Yǔ (圉)
Posthumous name
Duke Huai (懷公)
HouseJi
DynastyJin
FatherDuke Hui
MotherPrincess of Liang
Yu
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wade–Giles
Posthumous name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese怀
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJìn Huái Gōng
Wade–GilesChin Huai Kung

Duke Huai of Jin, personal name Ji Yu, was briefly the duke of the Jin state in 637 BC.

Life

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Yu's father was the future Duke Hui of Jin, who married a princess of Liang during his exile there.[1] Ji became known as Crown Prince Yu when his father assumed the duchy of Jin. In 643 BC, Prince Yu was sent to the State of Qin as a hostage, where he married Princess Huai Ying (懷嬴), a daughter of Duke Mu of Qin, the powerful ruler of Qin at the time. In 641 BC, Qin conquered and annexed Liang.[1]

In 638 BC, Duke Hui of Jin became ill. As Prince Yu was a hostage in Qin and his mother's state had been destroyed, he was worried that Duke Hui might replace him as crown prince with one of his other sons. He decided to escape back to Jin. Huai Ying refused to escape with him but agreed not to reveal his plan.[1]

Duke Hui died in the ninth month of 637 BC, and Prince Yu ascended the throne, to be known as Duke Huai of Jin. Duke Mu of Qin, however, was angry at Prince Yu for his escape from Qin and supported Duke Hui's brother Chong'er. He even married five of his daughters, including Huai Ying, to Chong'er. With the support of the Qin army, as well as Jin generals Luan Zhi and Xi Hu (郤縠), Chong'er killed Duke Huai at Gaoliang and ascended the throne as Duke Wen of Jin.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Sima Qian. 晋世家 [House of Jin]. Records of the Grand Historian (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 April 2012.
Duke Huai of Jin
Cadet branch of the House of Ji
 Died: 637 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by Duke of Jin
637 BC
Succeeded by