Qingjie () or Qing () was a legendary leader of the
Ji clan, which eventually established the
Zhou dynasty
The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by ...
in
ancient China. He is sometimes credited as a
Duke of Zhou or with founding the city of
Bin.
[Eno, R.]
Rise of the House of Zhou
.
Traditional accounts list his father as
Duke Liu and his son as
Huangpu (). He succeeded the throne after Duke Liu.
Records of the Grand Historian
''Records of the Grand Historian'', also known by its Chinese name ''Shiji'', is a monumental history of China that is the first of China's 24 dynastic histories. The ''Records'' was written in the early 1st century by the ancient Chinese his ...
, Book 4, Annals of Zhou (周本記)· "公劉卒，子慶節立，國於豳。慶節卒，子皇仆立。"
See also
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Buzhu 不窋
References
Ancient Chinese people
Zhou dynasty nobility
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