Ancient China · Ruler

Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公

Qí Huán Gōng

Attested BC 685 - BC 643

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Duke Huan of Qi was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 685 to BC 643 齊桓公
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passages 30, 33-34

Places and affiliations

Polity Qi 齊 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 30

Events and relationships

Became hegemon
Political · Hegemon
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 30
Rescued
Military · Rescuer · At Yan 燕
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 33

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 34House of Yan Shaogong · 3 passages

莊公十二年，齊桓公始霸。 In the twelfth year of Duke Zhuang's reign, Duke Huan of Qi first became hegemon.

二十七年，山戎來侵我，齊桓公救燕，遂北伐山戎而還。 In the twenty-seventh year, the Mountain Rong invaded us. Duke Huan of Qi rescued Yan, then went north to attack the Mountain Rong before returning.

燕君送齊桓公出境，桓公因割燕所至地予燕，使燕共貢天子，如成周時職； The ruler of Yan escorted Duke Huan across the border into Qi. Duke Huan then ceded to Yan all the Qi territory through which the ruler of Yan had accompanied him and required Yan to resume paying tribute to the Son of Heaven, as it had in the time of Chengzhou;