Marquis Xie of Jin Ancestral name is Ji(姬), given name is Xie (燮) or Xiefu (燮父),was the second ruler of the state of Jin during the Western Zhou Dynasty

Western Zhou

The Western Zhōu period was the first half of the Zhou Dynasty of ancient China. It began when King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang Dynasty at the Battle of Muye. C.H...

. Marquis Xie was the son of Tang Shuyu

Tang Shuyu

Tang Shuyu , surname : Ji given name ：Yu , and Ziyu , was the founder of the State of Tang and the first ruler of the State of Jin during the Western Zhou Dynasty in China. The State of Tang would later be known as the State of Jin...

. After his father died, he ascended as the ruler of the State of Tang. During his reign, he changed the name of the state of Tang to Jin. He also changed the capital from Tang (唐) to Jinyang (晉陽).

After he died, his son Ningzu became the next ruler of Jin, Marquis Wu of Jin

Marquis Wu of Jin

Marquis Wu of Jin , given name is Ningzu , was the third ruler of the state of Jin during the Western Zhou Dynasty. After his father, Marquis Xie of Jin died, he ascended the throne of Jin. After he died, his son, Furen, ascended the throne as the next ruler of Jin: Marquis Cheng of Jin.-References:...

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