Duke Wu of Lu
| Duke Wu of Lu 魯武公 | |||||
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| Ruler of Lu | |||||
| Reign | 825–816 BC | ||||
| Predecessor | Duke Shen of Lu | ||||
| Successor | Duke Yi of Lu | ||||
| Died | 816 BC | ||||
| Spouse | Unknown | ||||
| Issue | Crown Prince Kuo (太子括) Duke Yi of Lu Duke Xiao of Lu | ||||
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| House | House of Ji | ||||
| Father | Duke Xian of Lu | ||||
| Mother | Unknown | ||||
Duke Wu of Lu was a ruler of the State of Lu during the Western Zhou Dynasty. His ancestral name was Ji, and given name Ao. He succeeded his brother, Duke Shen of Lu, as the ninth ruler of Lu.
In spring of the ninth year of his reign, he paid a visit to King Xuan of Zhou with his heir apparent Kuo and younger son, Xi. [1]King Xuan appreciated Xi greatly, and despite the objections of his councillor Zhongshan Fu, he decided to intervene and appoint Xi as the heir apparent over his elder brother. In summer, the three returned to Lu, and Duke Wu died shortly after. [2]
References
- ^ Records of the Grand Historian,Book 33,"武公九年春，武公與長子括，少子戲，西朝周宣王。"
- ^ Records of the Grand Historian,Book 33,"欲立戲為魯太子。周之樊仲山父諫宣王曰：「廢長立少，不順；不順，必犯王命；犯王命，必誅之：故出令不可不順也。令之不行，政之不立；行而不順，民將棄上。夫下事上，少事長，所以為順。今天子建諸侯，立其少，是教民逆也。若魯從之，諸侯效之，王命將有所壅；若弗從而誅之，是自誅王命也。誅之亦失，不誅亦失，王其圖之。」宣王弗聽，卒立戲為魯太子。夏，武公歸而卒，戲立，是為懿公。 魯懿公"