Marquis Li of Jin Ancestral name is Ji(姬), given name is Fu (福), was the fifth ruler of the state of Jin during the Western Zhou Dynasty

Western Zhou

The Western Zhōu period was the first half of the Zhou Dynasty of ancient China. It began when King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang Dynasty at the Battle of Muye. C.H...

. After his father, Marquis Cheng of Jin

Marquis Cheng of Jin

Marquis Cheng of Jin , given name is Furen , was the fourth ruler of the state of Jin during the Western Zhou Dynasty. After his father, Marquis Wu of Jin died, he ascended the throne of Jin. After he died, his son, Fu, ascended the throne as the next ruler of Jin: Marquis Li of Jin.-References:...

 died, he ascended the throne of Jin. After he died in 859 BC, his son, Yijiu, ascended the throne as the next ruler of Jin: Marquis Jing of Jin

Marquis Jing of Jin

Marquis Jing of Jin , Ancestral name is Ji, given name is Yijiu , was the sixth ruler of the state of Jin during the Western Zhou Dynasty. After his father, Marquis Li of Jin died, he ascended the throne of Jin....

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In 1992, an ancient graveyard dating back to the Zhou Dynasty was discovered in 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...

, 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....

. One of the tombs was marked as the tomb of Marquis Li of Jin. Quwo County is known to be the site of the ancient capital of the state of Jin.