Duke Xiang of Qin

Duke Xiang of Qin
秦襄公
Ruler of Qin
Reign777–766 BC
PredecessorDuke Zhuang of Qin
SuccessorDuke Wen of Qin
Died766 BC
Posthumous name
Duke Xiang (襄公)
HouseYing
DynastyQin
FatherDuke Zhuang of Qin

Duke Xiang of Qin (Chinese: 秦襄公; pinyin: Qín Xiāng Gōng; died 766 BC), personal name unknown, was a duke of the Qin state, ruling from 777 BC to 766 BC. He was the first Qin ruler to be granted a nobility rank by the king of the Zhou dynasty; under his reign, Qin was formally recognized as a major vassal state of the Zhou dynasty.[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. 347–352. ISBN 978-7-101-07272-3.