Huan Shu of Quwo ancestral name Ji(姬), given name is Chengshi (成師) (802–731 BC), was a Chinese feudal ruler, the first ruler of the state of Quwo during the Spring and Autumn Period. He was the son of Marquis Mu of Jin

Marquis Mu of Jin

Marquis Mu of Jin , Ancestral name is Ji, given name is Feiwang or Fusheng , was the ninth ruler of the state of Jin during the Western Zhou Dynasty. After his father, Marquis Xian of Jin died in 812 BC, he ascended the throne of Jin....

 and was sometimes called Uncle Huan of Quwo recause his relation to Marquis Zhao of Jin

Marquis Zhao of Jin

Marquis Zhao of Jin , Ancestral name is Ji, given name is Bo , was the twelfth ruler of the state of Jin. He was also the second ruler of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period....

 who appointed him.

In 745 BC, the first year of the reign of Marquis Zhao of Jin

Marquis Zhao of Jin

Marquis Zhao of Jin , Ancestral name is Ji, given name is Bo , was the twelfth ruler of the state of Jin. He was also the second ruler of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period....

, Marquis Zhao gave the land of Quwo, modern Quwo County

Quwo County

Quwo County is a county of Shanxi, China. It is under the administration of Linfen city. The town of Quwo is in the Fen River valley about 30 miles south of Linfen and about 10 miles east of the point where the Fen River turns west. From 745 to 677 BC Quwo a state that broke off from the State of...

 in Shanxi

Shanxi

' is a province in Northern China. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋" , after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period....

, to his uncle, Chengshi. He was then called Huan Shu of Quwo since he was the third son of his father. He was then 58 years old. It is said because of his benevolence, he has captured the hearts of the people of Quwo.

In 739 BC, the seventh year of his reign, a Jin official named Panfu (潘父) murdered Marquis Zhao of Jin and invited Huan Shu of Quwo to ascend the throne of Jin. He accepted Panfu's welcome and entered Jin. When he entered, the Jin people brought troops to stop him from entering. He lost and retreated back to Quwo. Then, the Jin people asked the son of Marquis Zhao of Jin, Ji Ping, to ascend the throne and he became the next marquis: Marquis Xiao of Jin

Marquis Xiao of Jin

Marquis Xiao of Jin , Ancestral name is Ji, given name is Ping , was the thirteenth ruler of the state of Jin. He was also the third ruler of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period...

 (晉孝侯).

In 731 BC, Huan Shu of Quwo died and his son, Shan, ascended the throne as the next ruler of Quwo: Zhuang Bo of Quwo

Zhuang Bo of Quwo

Zhuang Bo of Quwo , Ancestral name is Ji, given name is Shan , was a Chinese feudal ruler, the second ruler of the state of Quwo during the Spring and Autumn Period. He was the son of Huan Shu of Quwo and half-brother of Wuzi of Han....

. Huan Shu of Quwo's son, Han Wan

Wuzi of Han (Spring and Autumn)

Wuzi of Han , ancestral name Jì , clan name Hán , given name Wàn , and posthumously known as Wuzi of Han, was the head of the House of Han...

, became the progenitor of the State of Han.