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Marquis Xiao of Jin

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Marquis Xiao of Jin
晉孝侯
Marquis of Jin
Reign739–724 BC
PredecessorMarquis Zhao
SuccessorJi Xi
Died724 BC
Names
Ancestral name: (姬)
Given name: Píng (平)
Posthumous name
Marquis Xiao (孝侯)
HouseJi
DynastyJin
FatherMarquis Zhao

Marquis Xiao of Jin (Chinese: 晉孝侯; pinyin: Jìn Xiào Hóu), personal name Ji Ping, was a monarch of the Jin state.

In 739 BC, Jin official Panfu (潘父) murdered Marquis Zhao (Marquis Xiao's father) and attempted to place Huan Shu of Quwo on the Jin throne. Huan Shu of Quwo was met with resistance and receded back to Quwo. Then, the Jin people supported Marquis Xiao to take over as the next Jin marquis. After Marquis Xiao ascended the throne, he killed Panfu in revenge for his father.

In 724 BC, the son of Uncle Huan of Quwo, Count Zhuang of Quwo, murdered Marquis Xiao while in the capital of Jin, Yi (翼). Then, Jin troops attacked Count Zhuang of Quwo, resulting in the latter's retreat to Quwo. The Jin people then supported Marquis Xiao's younger brother, Ji Xi, as the next Jin ruler.

Marquis Xiao of Jin
Cadet branch of the House of Ji
 Died: 724 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by Marquis of Jin
739–724 BC
Succeeded by