Duke Ping of Qi

Duke Ping of Qi
齊平公
Duke of Qi
Reign480–456 BC
PredecessorDuke Jian
SuccessorDuke Xuan
Died456 BC
IssueDuke Xuan
Names
Ancestral name: Jiāng (姜)
Clan name: Lǚ (呂)
Given name: Ào (驁)
Posthumous name
Duke Ping (平公)
HouseJiang
DynastyJiang Qi
FatherDuke Dao

Duke Ping of Qi (Chinese: 齊平公; pinyin: Qí Píng Gōng), personal name Lü Ao, was from 480 BC to 456 BC the duke of the Qi state.[1][2]

Reign

Duke Ping was a younger son of Duke Dao of Qi, who was killed in 485 BC after four years of reign, probably by Tian Heng, leader of the powerful Tian clan. Subsequently Duke Ping's older brother Duke Jian ascended the throne. In 481 BC, Tian Heng staged a preemptive coup d'etat and killed Duke Jian and his prime minister Kan Zhi, who had been plotting to attack and expel the Tian clan.[1][2]

Tian Heng became the de facto ruler of Qi, but he installed Duke Ping on the throne as the figurehead ruler. Duke Ping ruled for 25 years and died in 456 BC. He was succeeded by his son Duke Xuan of Qi.[1][2]

Family

Sons:

  • Prince Ji (公子積; d. 405 BC), ruled as Duke Xuan of Qi from 455–405 BC

Ancestry

Duke Qing of Qi (d. 582 BC)
Duke Ling of Qi (d. 554 BC)
Sheng Meng Zi
Duke Jing of Qi (d. 490 BC)
Shusun Qiaoru
Mu Meng Ji of Lu
Duke Dao of Qi (d. 485 BC)
Duke Ping of Qi (d. 456 BC)

References

  1. ^ a b c Sima Qian. 齐太公世家 [House of Duke Tai of Qi]. Records of the Grand Historian (in Chinese). Guoxue.com. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Han Zhaoqi (韩兆琦) (2010). "House of Duke Tai of Qi". Shiji (史记) (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company. pp. 2596–2598. ISBN 978-7-101-07272-3.
Duke Ping of Qi
 Died: 456 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Duke of Qi
480–456 BC
Reason for succession failure:
House of Tian in control 		Succeeded by