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Zhuozi (Jin)

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Ji Zhuozi
姬卓子
Ruler of Jin
ReignOne month in 651 BC
PredecessorJi Xiqi
SuccessorDuke Hui
Died651 BC
Names
Ancestral name: (姬)
Given name: Zhuózǐ (卓子)
HouseJi
DynastyJin
FatherDuke Xian
MotherShao Ji (少姬)

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sima Qian. 晋世家 [House of Jin]. Records of the Grand Historian (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 April 2012.
Zhuozi
Cadet branch of the House of Ji
 Died: 651 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by Duke of Jin
651 BC
Succeeded by