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Duke Jing of Jin (Ju)
Ruler, state of Jin, China, c.6th BC
Not to be confused with Duke Jing of Jin (Jiao)(晉敬公) nor Duke Jing of Jin (Jujiu)(晉靜公).
Duke Jing of Jin (Chinese: 晉景公; pinyin: Jìn Jǐng Gōng), personal name Ji Ju or Ji Nou, was monarch of the Jin state from 599 BC to 581 BC.
He succeeded his father, Duke Cheng, who died in 600 BC.[1]
Battle of Bi
Main article: Battle of Bi
In 597 BC, the third year of Duke Jing's rule, King Zhuang of Chu attacked the State of Zheng, then a Jin ally.
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Duke Jing dispatched an army led by Xun Linfu (荀林父), Sui Hui (隨會), and Zhao Shuo (趙朔) to help Zheng. However, by the time the Jin army arrived Zheng had already surrendered to Chu. Xun Linfu wanted to return to Jin, but general Xian Hu (先縠) persuaded him to attack Chu.
The Jin army was then decisively defeated at the Battle of Bi by the Chu and Zheng forces. After the battle King Zhuang of Chu was recognized as the Hegemon of China.[1] Although