Ancient China · Ruler

Duke Xiang of Yan 燕襄公

Yān Xiāng Gōng

First attested BC 658; died BC 618

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Duke Xiang of Yan was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

BC 618 襄公卒
Died
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 40

Attested activity

BC 658 to BC 618 襄公
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passages 36-37, 40

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Duke Zhuang of Yan (燕莊公)
son 子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 36

References in the histories

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

三十三年卒，子襄公立。 He died in the thirty-third year of his reign, and his son Duke Xiang succeeded him.

襄公二十六年，晉文公為踐土之會，稱伯。 In the twenty-sixth year of Duke Xiang's reign, Duke Wen of Jin held the meeting at Jiantu and was called hegemon.

四十年，襄公卒，桓公立。 In the fortieth year, Duke Xiang died, and Duke Huan succeeded him.