Ancient China · Ruler

Duke Jing of Qi 齊景公

Qi Jing Gong

Attested BC 547 - BC 490

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Duke Jing of Qi was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 547 to BC 490 晏嬰相景公
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passage 45

Places and affiliations

Polity Qi 齊 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passage 45

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 112Biographies of the Marquis of Pingjin and Zhufu · 1 passage

晏嬰相景公，食不重肉，妾不衣絲，齊國亦治，此下比於民。 When Yanzi served as minister to Duke Jing, he ate no more than a single dish of meat, and his concubines wore no silk, yet Qi was equally well governed—he had lowered himself to the level of the common people.