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Duke Ling of Jin

Duke Ling of Jin
晉靈公
Duke of Jin
Reign620–607 BC
PredecessorDuke Xiang
SuccessorDuke Cheng
RegentZhao Dun (Viscount Xuan of Zhao)
Died19 August 607 BC[1]
Names
Ancestral name: Jī (姬)
Given name: Yígāo (夷皋)
Posthumous name
Duke Ling (靈公)
HouseJi
DynastyJin
FatherDuke Xiang
MotherMu Ying (穆嬴)

Duke Ling of Jin (Chinese: 晉靈公; pinyin: Jìn Líng Gōng), personal name Ji Yigao, was from 620 to 607 BC the duke of the Jin state. He ascended the throne with the support of his regent, Zhao Dun (Viscount Xuan of Zhao).[2]

In 607 BC, 14 years after ascending the throne, Duke Ling had reached adulthood and become increasingly despotic. He was known to have had his chef killed for not cooking his bear paws well. Zhao Dun, who enjoyed a reputation for integrity and incorruptibility, tried to stop him. Resentful of Zhao Dun's influence, Duke Ling tried to have Zhao Dun assassinated. Zhao Dun managed to escape, and on 19 August, his half-brother Zhao Chuan (趙穿) rebelled and killed Duke Ling.[3] Zhao Dun and Zhao Chuan then installed Duke Ling's uncle, Duke Cheng, on the throne of Jin.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Sima, Qian (2006). The Grand Scribe's Records — Volume V.1: The Hereditary Houses of Pre-Han China, Part I. Translated by Nienhauser, William H. (1st ed.). Indiana University Press. p. 351. ISBN 9780253340252.
  2. ^ a b Sima Qian. 晉世家 [House of Jin]. Records of the Grand Historian (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. ^ Sima, Qian (2006). The Grand Scribe's Records — Volume V.1: The Hereditary Houses of Pre-Han China, Part I. Translated by Nienhauser, William H. (1st ed.). Indiana University Press. p. 351. ISBN 9780253340252.
Duke Ling of Jin
Cadet branch of the House of Ji
 Died: 607 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by Duke of Jin
620–607 BC 		Succeeded by