Duke Zhuang of Qin

Duke Zhuang of Qin (Chinese: 秦莊公; pinyin: Qín Zhuāng Gōng, died 778 BC) was from 821 to 778 BC the fifth ruler of the Zhou Dynasty state of Qin that eventually united China to become the Qin Dynasty. His ancestral name was Ying (Chinese: 嬴).[1]

Duke Zhuang of Qin
秦莊公
Ruler of Qin
Reign821–778 BC
PredecessorQin Zhong
SuccessorDuke Xiang of Qin
Died778 BC
IssueShifu (世父)
Duke Xiang of Qin
Mu Ying (wife of King Feng)
HouseHouse of Ying
FatherQin Zhong

Reign

Duke Zhuang became the Qin ruler after his father Qin Zhong was killed in battle against the Rong tribes in 822 BC. King Xuan of Zhou gave Duke Zhuang and his four younger brothers seven thousand soldiers, and they defeated the Rong. King Xuan then awarded Qin the territory of Quanqiu (犬丘, also called Xichui, in present-day Li County, Gansu), formerly belonging to the senior branch of the House of Ying that was destroyed by the Rong, and Duke Zhuang moved the capital of the state from Qin (in present-day Zhangjiachuan County, Gansu) to Quanqiu.[1][2]

Family

Duke Zhuang had three sons. The eldest, Shifu (世父), refused the throne, preferring to campaign against the Rong tribes who killed his grandfather, Qin Zhong. Duke Zhuang died in 778 BC after a reign of 44 years and was succeeded by his second eldest son Duke Xiang of Qin.[1] Duke Zhuang's daughter, Mu Ying (缪嬴), entered a political marriage with Rong leader King Feng (豐王) in 777 BC.[2]

Posthumous title

Although the state of Qin grew much bigger and stronger after Duke Zhuang's victory against the Rong, Qin was still a minor state at the time and its rulers did not have any nobility rank. However, Duke Zhuang's son Duke Xiang would later be granted a formal nobility rank by King Ping of Zhou as a reward for protecting the king during the Quanrong invasion, and Duke Zhuang would also be posthumously granted the honorific title of duke.[2]

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References
  1. Sima Qian. 秦本纪 [Annals of Qin]. Records of the Grand Historian (in Chinese). guoxue.com. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  2. Han, Zhaoqi (2010). "Annals of Qin". Annotated Shiji (in Chinese). Zhonghua Book Company. pp. 347–352. ISBN 978-7-101-07272-3.
Duke Zhuang of Qin
House of Ying
 Died: 778 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Qin Zhong		 Ruler of Qin
821–778 BC		 Succeeded by
Duke Xiang of Qin
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