Zhuozi (Jin)

Ji Zhuozi, also known as Daozi (Chinese: 悼子), was briefly a ruler of the Jin state. He was the son of Duke Xian, and his mother Shao Ji (少姬) was the younger sister of Duke Xian's favored concubine Li Ji.^[1]

When Duke Xian died in the ninth month of 651 BC, Ji Xiqi, the son of Li Ji, ascended the throne. However, only a month later Xiqi was killed by the minister Li Ke. Chancellor Xun Xi (荀息) then installed Zhuozi, Xiqi's younger half-brother and cousin, on the throne. But Zhuozi met the same fate as Xiqi: a month later he was also killed by Li Ke, and Xun Xi committed suicide. After Zhuozi's death, Li Ke installed his older half-brother, Duke Hui, on the throne. Duke Hui would later force Li Ke to commit suicide for the crime of killing Xiqi and Zhuozi.^[1]