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Ziban
Ziban (; ; died 6 October 662 BC), personal name Ji Ban (姬般), was a ruler of the Lu (state), Lu state. He is generally known in historiography as Ziban due to his reign being less than a year long, as Ziban died in the same year as his father, Duke Zhuang of Lu, Duke Zhuang.Miller (2015), p. 76 Ziban's mother was Meng Ren (孟任), a woman from the Dang (黨) family who Duke Zhuang saw from a tower he built, which overlooked the Dang residence. Duke Zhuang followed her and promised to make her his concubine. Meng Ren agreed and made a covenant with him by cutting her arm. Later, Ziban was born. After the death of Duke Zhuang in 662 BC, Prince You (友), Duke Zhuang's brother, installed Ziban to the Lu throne. Two months into his reign, Ziban was murdered by Qingfu (慶父), another one of Duke Zhuang's brothers. Qingfu installed Duke Min of Lu, Qi (Duke Min), Ziban's brother, to the Lu throne, while Prince You fled to the Chen (state), Chen state. References Bibliography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Zhuang Of Lu
Duke Zhuang of Lu (; 7 October 706 BC – 11 August 662 BC), personal name Ji Tong (姬同), was a duke of the Lu state during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. Early life Duke Zhuang was a son of Duke Huan of Lu and his main wife Wen Jiang, a daughter of Duke Xi of Qi. His parents were married in 709 BC, and he was born three years later, in 706 BC. After he was born, Duke Huan asked a man named Shen Ru () for a recommendation of a name. Shen Ru suggested that names must not come from important objects, since names would, sooner or later, become taboos. Duke Huan named his newborn son, who shared his birthday, Tong (), meaning "the same." Reign Tong succeeded his father after he was murdered in Qi by the orders of Duke Xiang of Qi in 694 BC. Role in the succession of Qi In 686 BC, Prince Wuzhi of Qi usurped the Qi throne by murdering Duke Xiang of Qi. However, he himself was murdered after a year. This triggered a race to the throne between two of Duke Xia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |