Duke Xuan of Wey

Duke Xuan of Wey
卫宣公
Ruler of Wey
Reign718 - 700 BC[1]
PredecessorZhouyu[2]
SuccessorDuke Hui of Wey[1]
Died700 BC
SpouseYi Jiang
Xuan Jiang[1]
IssueJizi
Shou
Shuo (Duke Hui of Wey)[1]
Names
Ancestral name: Ji (姬)
Given name: Jin (晋)
HouseHouse of Ji
FatherDuke Zhuang I of Wey[2]
MotherUnknown

Duke Xuan of Wey (died 700 BC), personal name Ji Jin, was the fifteenth ruler of the state of Wey and its fourth Duke, ruling from 718 BC to 700 BC.[3] He came to power following a succession crisis involving two of his brothers,[2] but his nineteen-year reign saw numerous moral scandals and the decline of Wey into a minor state of the Spring and Autumn period. He had a son with his father Duke Zhuang's concubine Yi Jiang,[4] and later took the son's betrothed, Xuan Jiang, as his own wife because she was beautiful.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e Cook, Constance A. (2015). "Xuan Jiang, Wife of Duke Xuan of Wei". In Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Stefanowska, A.D. (eds.). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B.C.E. - 618 C.E. Routledge. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-0-7656-1750-7.
  2. ^ a b c Hardy, Grant (1999). Worlds of Bronze and Bamboo: Sima Qian's Conquest of History. Columbia University Press. pp. 67–73. ISBN 0-231-11304-8.
  3. ^ Shaughnessy, Edward L. (1999). "Calendar and Chronology". In Loewe, Michael; Shaughnessy, Edward L. (eds.). The Cambridge History of Ancient China: From the Origins of Civilization to 221 B.C. Cambridge University Press. p. 26. ISBN 0-521-47030-7.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference zuozhuan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).