Duke Ding of Qi (; reigned c. 10th century BC) was the second recorded ruler of the ancient Chinese
state of Qi
Qi, or Ch'i in Wade–Giles romanization, was a state of the Zhou dynasty-era in ancient China, variously reckoned as a march, duchy, and independent kingdom. Its capital was Linzi, located in present-day Shandong.
Qi was founded sh ...
during the
Western Zhou Dynasty
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. His personal name was Lü Ji (呂伋) and
ancestral name
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was Jiang (
姜).
According to classical Chinese texts such as the ''
Records of the Grand Historian
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'' and ''
Zuo Zhuan'', Duke Ding succeeded his father Lü Shang,
Duke Tai of Qi, who was said to have been a
centenarian
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. Duke Ding supposedly served
King Kang of Zhou
King Kang of Zhou, personal name Ji Zhao, was the third sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and son of King Cheng of Zhou. The dates of his reign are 1020–996 BC or 1005–978 BC.
King Kang followed his father's policy and expanded the Zhou ...
along with other major vassal state rulers including
Xiong Yi
Xiong Yi (, reigned 11th century BC) was the first viscount and an early ruler of the State of Chu during early Zhou Dynasty of ancient China. Son of Xiong Kuang, he was a descendant of the Yellow Emperor and Zhuanxu through his great-grandf ...
, viscount of
Chu,
Count Kang of Wey (衞康伯),
Xie, Marquis of Jin
Xiefu or Xie was the original Marquis of Jin (), and the second ruler of the State of Jin during the early Zhou Dynasty. His ancestral name was Ji (姬), and given name Xie (燮) or Xiefu (燮父).
Marquis Xie succeeded his father, Shu Yu of T ...
and
Boqin
Bo Qin ( Chinese: , p ''Bóqín''), also known as Qin Fu (禽父), was the founder of the State of Lu during the early Zhou dynasty.
Born into the royal Ji family (), he was the eldest son of the Duke of Zhou. Instead of inheriting his ...
, Duke of
Lu. However, most modern historians believe Duke Ding was in fact the fifth-generation descendant of Duke Tai, and he could not have served King Kang of Zhou.
After Duke Ding died, he was succeeded by his son
Duke Yǐ of Qi.
Family
Wives:
* The mother of Crown Prince Dexing and Prince De
Sons:
* Prince Heng (), the progenitor of the Nie () lineage
** Served as the
Minister of War
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of
Wey
* Fourth son, Crown Prince Dexing (), the progenitor of the Cui lineage and the father of Count Mu of Cui ()
* Prince De (; d. 933 BC), ruled as
Duke Yǐ of Qi from 974–933 BC
* A son who ruled as the Count of Yi ()
Ancestry
References
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Monarchs of Qi (state)
10th-century BC Chinese monarchs