Duke Xiang of Jin

Duke Xiang of Jin
晉襄公
Duke of Jin
Reign627–621 BC
PredecessorDuke Wen
SuccessorDuke Ling
Died621 BC
SpouseMu Ying
IssueDuke Ling
Ji Jie (姬捷)
Names
Ancestral name: (姬)
Given name: Huān (驩)
Posthumous name
Duke Xiang (襄公)
HouseJi
DynastyJin
FatherDuke Wen

Duke Xiang of Jin (Chinese: 晉襄公; pinyin: Jìn Xiāng Gōng), personal name Ji Huan, was from 627 to 621 BC the ruler of the Jin state. He succeeded his father, Duke Wen, who was one of the Five Hegemons of China's Spring and Autumn period.[1]

  1. ^ Sima Qian. 晉世家 [House of Jin]. Records of the Grand Historian (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 April 2012.