Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公)

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Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公) was a prominent Spring and Autumn period ruler of the State of Jin, renowned for his exile-and-return story and for transforming Jin into one of the era’s most powerful hegemonic states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese noble ⓘ
Spring and Autumn period ruler ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
advisor Hu Yan ⓘ
Jie Zhitui ⓘ
Zhao Shuai (Zhao Cui) ⓘ
ally King Xiang of Zhou ⓘ
linked to: King Xi of Zhou
associatedRitual Cold Food Festival ⓘ
associatedWith legends about loyalty and exile ⓘ
birthPlace State of Jin ⓘ
child Duke Xiang of Jin ⓘ
Shensheng’s half-brothers (collective) ⓘ
chineseName 晉文公 ⓘ
country Zhou dynasty ⓘ
deathPlace State of Jin ⓘ
era Spring and Autumn period ⓘ
exileCountriesVisited State of Cao ⓘ
linked to: state of Cao

State of Chu ⓘ
State of Di ⓘ
State of Qi ⓘ
State of Song ⓘ
State of Zheng ⓘ
linked to: state of Zheng
exileDuration 19 years ⓘ
father Duke Xian of Jin ⓘ
givenName Chong’er ⓘ
重耳 ⓘ
hegemonOf Zhou feudal states ⓘ
linked to: Zhou state
historicalPeriod 7th century BC ⓘ
knownFor Battle of Chengpu ⓘ
long exile before accession ⓘ
return from exile to claim the throne ⓘ
transforming Jin into a major hegemonic power ⓘ
language Old Chinese ⓘ
mentionedIn Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ
Zuo Zhuan ⓘ
mother Hu Ji ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Chengpu ⓘ
posthumousName Wen ⓘ
predecessor Duke Huai of Jin ⓘ
reignEnd 628 BC ⓘ
reignStart 636 BC ⓘ
rival King Cheng of Chu ⓘ
rivalState State of Chu ⓘ
spouse Huai Ying ⓘ
Qi Jiang ⓘ
stateRuled State of Jin ⓘ
successor Duke Xiang of Jin ⓘ
supportedBy Qin during his restoration ⓘ
templeName none ⓘ
title Duke of Jin ⓘ
victoryOver State of Chu at Chengpu ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chengpu

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State of Jin → notableRuler → Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公) ⓘ
晉 → notableRuler → 晉文公 ⓘ
linked to: Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公)
Duke Wen of Jin → chineseName → 晉文公 ⓘ
subject linked to: Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公)
linked to: Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公)
Duke Wen of Jin → givenName → 重耳 ⓘ
subject linked to: Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公)
linked to: Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公)
Battle of Chengpu → associatedWithTitle → Duke Wen of Jin recognized as hegemon (ba) among Zhou states ⓘ
linked to: Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公)
周公 → 谥号 → 文公 ⓘ
linked to: Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公)