Duke Wu of Zheng

Duke Wu of Zheng
鄭武公
Duke of Zheng
Ruler of Zheng
Reign770–744BC
PredecessorDuke Huan of Zheng
SuccessorDuke Zhuang of Zheng
Died744 BC
SpouseWu Jiang (武姜)
Gui Gui (圭媯)
IssueDuke Zhuang
Gongshu Duan (共叔段)
Names
Ancestral name: Ji (姬)
Given name: Juetu (掘突)
Posthumous name
Duke Wu (武公)
HouseJi
DynastyZheng
FatherDuke Huan of Zheng

Duke Wu of Zheng (Chinese: 鄭武公; 770–744 BC), personal name Ji Juetu, was the second ruler of the Zheng state during the Spring and Autumn period in ancient China. He assumed the throne after his father, Duke Huan of Zheng, was killed alongside King You of Zhou in a 771 BC Quanrong attack on the Western Zhou capital Haojing. Duke Wu, alongside Duke Xiang of Qin[1] supported King Ping of Zhou's flight to Chengzhou by securing the Central Plains,[2] where Duke Huan had previously relocated Zheng. Duke Wu later annexed the states of Eastern Guo (東虢), Hu (胡), Kuai (), and Ji (祭).

  1. ^ Han, Zhaoqi (2010). "Annals of Qin". Annotated Shiji (in Chinese). Zhonghua Book Company.
  2. ^ Theobald, Ulrich. "The Regional State of Zheng 鄭 (www.chinaknowledge.de)". www.chinaknowledge.de.