Ji Zhuozi 姬卓子 | |
Succession: | Ruler of Jin |
Reign: | One month in 651 BC |
Predecessor: | Ji Xiqi |
Successor: | Duke Hui |
Father: | Duke Xian |
Mother: | Shao Ji (少姬) |
Full Name: | Ancestral name Jī (姬) |
Death Date: | 651 BC |
House: | Ji |
Dynasty: | Jin |
Ji Zhuozi, also known as Daozi, was briefly a ruler of the Jin state. He was the son of Duke Xian, and his mother Shao Ji (少姬) was the younger sister of Duke Xian's favored concubine Li Ji.[1]
When Duke Xian died in the ninth month of 651 BC, Ji Xiqi, the son of Li Ji, ascended the throne. However, only a month later Xiqi was killed by the minister Li Ke. Chancellor Xun Xi (荀息) then installed Zhuozi, Xiqi's younger half-brother and cousin, on the throne. But Zhuozi met the same fate as Xiqi: a month later he was also killed by Li Ke, and Xun Xi committed suicide. After Zhuozi's death, Li Ke installed his older half-brother, Duke Hui, on the throne. Duke Hui would later force Li Ke to commit suicide for the crime of killing Xiqi and Zhuozi.[1]