Zhuozi (Jin) Explained

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

(姬)
Given name: Zhuózǐ (卓子)

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.guoxue.com/shibu/24shi/shiji/sj_039.htm . zh:晋世家 . House of Jin . . . zh . 12 April 2012.