Ancient China · Ruler

Duke Zheng of Yan 燕鄭侯

Yān Zhèng Hóu

First attested BC 765; died BC 729

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Duke Zheng of Yan was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

BC 729 鄭侯三十六年卒
Died
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 25

Attested activity

BC 765 to BC 729 鄭侯
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passages 24-25

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Duke Ai of Yan (燕哀侯)
son 子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 24
Parent of Duke Mu of Yan (燕繆侯)
son 子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 25

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 34House of Yan Shaogong · 2 passages

哀侯二年卒，子鄭侯立。 Duke Ai died in the second year of his reign, and his son Duke Zheng succeeded him.

鄭侯三十六年卒，子繆侯立。 Duke Zheng died in the thirty-sixth year of his reign, and his son Duke Mu succeeded him.