Duke Cheng of Jin (), personal name Ji Heitun, was from 606 to 600 BC the
duke
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of the
Jin state. He was the youngest son of
Duke Wen, and succeeded his nephew
Duke Ling, who was killed by Zhao Chuan (趙穿).
Zhao Dun (Viscount Xuan of Zhao) and Zhao Chuan then installed Duke Cheng on the Jin throne.
During the seven years of Duke Cheng's reign, the Jin state attacked the states of
Zheng,
Chu
Chu or CHU may refer to:
Chinese history
* Chu (state) (c. 1030 BC–223 BC), a state during the Zhou dynasty
* Western Chu (206 BC–202 BC), a state founded and ruled by Xiang Yu
* Chu Kingdom (Han dynasty) (201 BC–70 AD), a kingdom of the H ...
,
Qin, and
Chen.
Duke Cheng died in 600 BC and was succeeded by his son,
Duke Jing.
References
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Year of birth unknown
Monarchs of Jin (Chinese state)
7th-century BC Chinese monarchs
600s BC deaths