Marquis E of Jin
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Marquis E of Jin Ancestral name is Ji(姬), given name is Xi (郤 or 郄), was the fourteenth ruler of the state of Jin. He was also the fourth ruler of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period. He reigned for six years.
According to the Records of the Grand Historian
, when Count Zhuang of Quwo heard the news of the death of Marquis E of Jin, he brought troops to attack Jin. King Huan of Zhou
ordered the Duke of Guo (虢公) to attack Count Zhuang of Quwo so Count Zhuang of Quwo retreated back to Quwo. The Jin people asked the son of Marquis E of Jin, Guang, to ascend the throne and he became the next ruler of Jin: Marquis Ai of Jin
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The Zuo Zhuan
has a different record of the event. It says that Count Zhuang of Quwo had an alliance with the state of Zheng
and the state of Xing (邢) and they attacked Yi (翼), the capital of Jin. King Huan of Zhou
sent troops to help Quwo so Marquis E of Jin fled. Soon afterward Count Zhuang of Quwo betrayed King Huan of Zhou and attacked him. King Huan of Zhou then sent the Duke of Guo (虢公) during the autumn of that year to attack Quwo and to put the son of Marquis E of Jin, Guang, on the throne of Jin and Guang became Marquis Ai of Jin.
According to the Records of the Grand Historian
Records of the Grand Historian
The Records of the Grand Historian, also known in English by the Chinese name Shiji , written from 109 BC to 91 BC, was the Magnum opus of Sima Qian, in which he recounted Chinese history from the time of the Yellow Emperor until his own time...
, when Count Zhuang of Quwo heard the news of the death of Marquis E of Jin, he brought troops to attack Jin. King Huan of Zhou
King Huan of Zhou
King Huan of Zhou was the fourteenth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the second of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.-Personal information: Family name Jī Given name Lín Era name none Grandfather...
ordered the Duke of Guo (虢公) to attack Count Zhuang of Quwo so Count Zhuang of Quwo retreated back to Quwo. The Jin people asked the son of Marquis E of Jin, Guang, to ascend the throne and he became the next ruler of Jin: Marquis Ai of Jin
Marquis Ai of Jin
Marquis Ai of Jin , Ancestral name is Ji, given name is Guang , was the fifteenth ruler of the state of Jin. He was also the fifth ruler of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period. He reigned for nine years....
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The Zuo Zhuan
Zuo Zhuan
The Zuo Zhuan , sometimes translated as the Chronicle of Zuo or the Commentary of Zuo, is among the earliest Chinese works of narrative history and covers the period from 722 BCE to 468 BCE. It is one of the most important sources for understanding the history of the Spring and Autumn Period...
has a different record of the event. It says that Count Zhuang of Quwo had an alliance with the state of Zheng
Zheng (state)
Zheng （) was a vassal state in China during the Zhou Dynasty located in the centre of ancient China in modern day Henan Province on the North China Plain about east of the royal capital at Luoyang. It was the most powerful of the vassal states at the beginning of the Eastern Zhou...
and the state of Xing (邢) and they attacked Yi (翼), the capital of Jin. King Huan of Zhou
King Huan of Zhou
King Huan of Zhou was the fourteenth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the second of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.-Personal information: Family name Jī Given name Lín Era name none Grandfather...
sent troops to help Quwo so Marquis E of Jin fled. Soon afterward Count Zhuang of Quwo betrayed King Huan of Zhou and attacked him. King Huan of Zhou then sent the Duke of Guo (虢公) during the autumn of that year to attack Quwo and to put the son of Marquis E of Jin, Guang, on the throne of Jin and Guang became Marquis Ai of Jin.