Duke of Fan
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The Duke of Fan. It appears there were two Dukedoms with this name.
Zhong Shanpu was a judge in the reign of King Xuan of Zhou (Zhou Xuan Wang, 周宣王, reigned 827–782 BCE). Zhong was instrumental in the northern expansion of the Empire of the Zhou Dynasty, and was awarded with the title Duke of Fan (South west of Ji Yuan in Henan Province).
Jin Kingdom
Shi Hui
(士会), great grandson of Du Bo
, was an army general, and became the Commander in Chief of the Jin kingdom (632–403 BCE). He was rewarded for defeating the neighboring tribes, and given the title the Duke of Sui (Jiaxiu in Shanxi) and the Duke of Fan (south east of Fan in Henan). In reference to his title as Duke he is also known as Sui Hui (随会), or Fan Hui (范会), and his descendents assumed one of the following last names, Fan (范), Sui (随), or Shi (士). Fan is the biggest clan.
Background
Western Zhou DynastyZhong Shanpu was a judge in the reign of King Xuan of Zhou (Zhou Xuan Wang, 周宣王, reigned 827–782 BCE). Zhong was instrumental in the northern expansion of the Empire of the Zhou Dynasty, and was awarded with the title Duke of Fan (South west of Ji Yuan in Henan Province).
Jin Kingdom
Shi Hui
Shi Hui (Duke of Fan)
Clan Fan was a powerful clan of Jin Kingdom ,it founded of Fan WuZi. This Clan had established prominence by 593 BCE but died out by 490 BCE after 5 generations.The line of descent is as given in the table below:...
(士会), great grandson of Du Bo
Du Bo
Du Bo was the Duke of Tangdu in the reign of Zhou Xuan Wang .-Background:According to legend, the Tangdu were descendents of the people who lived in the State of Tang, a Dukedom situated to the west of the State of Yi in Shaanxi province...
, was an army general, and became the Commander in Chief of the Jin kingdom (632–403 BCE). He was rewarded for defeating the neighboring tribes, and given the title the Duke of Sui (Jiaxiu in Shanxi) and the Duke of Fan (south east of Fan in Henan). In reference to his title as Duke he is also known as Sui Hui (随会), or Fan Hui (范会), and his descendents assumed one of the following last names, Fan (范), Sui (随), or Shi (士). Fan is the biggest clan.