Duke Jing of Jin , was the last ruler of the State of Jin during the Warring States Period

Warring States Period

The Warring States Period , also known as the Era of Warring States, or the Warring Kingdoms period, covers the Iron Age period from about 475 BC to the reunification of China under the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC...

 of Chinese history. Born Jù Jĭu he was the son of Duke Xiào of Jin and ascended to the throne on the death of his father in the first year of the reign of King Wei of Qi

King Wei of Qi

King Wei of Qi , whose personal name was Tian Yinqi , was the king of the northern Chinese state of Qi during the Warring States Period, when Qi was one of the most powerful states in China. He reigned from 356 to 320 BC. or according to another source from 378 to 343 BC.His successor was King Xuan...

 and the twenty-fourth year of King An of Zhou

King An of Zhou

King An of Zhou, ch.: 周安王, pinyin: zhōu ān wáng, wg: King An of Chou, was the thirty-second sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the twentieth of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.-Personal information: Family name Ji in Chinese...

 (378 BCE).

In 376 BCE the States of Wei

Wei (state)

The State of Wei was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state during the Warring States Period of Chinese history. Its territory lay between the states of Qin and Qi and included parts of modern day Henan, Hebei, Shanxi and Shandong...

, Han

Han (state)

Han was a kingdom during the Warring States Period in China, located in modern-day Shanxi and Henan. Not to be confused with South Korea which shares the same character....

 and Zhao

Zhao (state)

Zhao was a significant Chinese state during the Warring States Period, along with six others...

together attacked and wiped out Duke Jing and his family thereby exterminating the State of Jin. Afterwards the three allies divided up the former Jin territory amongst themselves