Duke Yi of Lu

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Duke Yi of Lu
魯懿公
Ruler of Lu
Reign816–807 BC
PredecessorDuke Wu of Lu
Successor
Died807 BC
IssuePrince Cheng (公子稱)
Names
Ancestral name: Ji (姬)
Given name: Xi (戲)
HouseHouse of Ji
FatherDuke Wu of Lu

Duke Yi of Lu was a ruler of the state of Lu during the Western Zhou Dynasty, succeeding his father Duke Wu as the tenth ruler of Lu. His ancestral name was Ji, and given name Xi.

Despite being the younger son of Duke Wu, he was made heir apparent over his older brother Kuo by the intervention of King Xuan of Zhou. After nine years of rule, supporters of Kuo and of his son Boyu rose in revolt and murdered Duke Yi; Boyu was then proclaimed to be the Duke of Lu by the rebels.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Records of the Grand Historian,Book 33,"懿公九年,懿公兄括之子伯御與魯人攻弒懿公,而立伯御為君。"
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