Ancient China · Duke Yin cited as killed by his younger brother

Duke Yin 隱公

Yin Gong

Attested BC 722 - BC 712

Passages
2
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Duke Yin as a ruler. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Duke Yin 隱公 Yin Gong
Title Duke Yin 隱公 Yin Gong

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Title only
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 春秋 · Western Interval: Start: BC 722 · End: BC 712
    Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:002:s0133

References in the histories

Open any source group to read the Chinese and English passage in context.

Book of Han, Chapter 88Volume 77: Gai, Zhuge, Liu, Zheng, Sun, Wujiang and He · 1 passage
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 2Volume 2 Later Liang Annals 2: Taizu 2 · 1 passage