Duke Ai of Qin

Duke Ai of Qin
秦哀公
Ruler of Qin
Reign536–501 BC
PredecessorDuke Jing of Qin
SuccessorDuke Hui I of Qin
Died501 BC
IssueDuke Yi of Qin (秦夷公)
Bo Ying
Posthumous name
Duke Ai (哀公)
or
Duke Bi (畢公)
or
Duke Bi (㻫公)
or
Duke Bai (栢公)
HouseYing
DynastyQin
FatherDuke Jing of Qin

Duke Ai of Qin (Chinese: 秦哀公; pinyin: Qín Āi Gōng, died 501 BC), personal name unknown, was from 536 to 501 BC the duke of the Qin state. Duke Ai succeeded his father Duke Jing, who died in 537 BC, as ruler of Qin.[1][2]

  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. 403–408. ISBN 978-7-101-07272-3.