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Duke Mu of Qin (died 621 BC), born Ying Renhao, was a duke of the Qin state. Sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period , Duke Mu greatly expanded the territory of Qin during the reign of King Xiang of Zhou .
Daifu Shi Li 大夫食禮. Daifu Shi Li Ji 大夫食禮記. Wu yin tu 五音圖. One of the most striking features of this (and the following manuscript) is the size: the 35 extant strips (from 37, originally) of Wu Yin tu average around 19.3 cm, a length that is half of most of the manuscripts in the Tsinghua collection. The writing develops ...
In 627 BC, Duke Mu planned a covert attack on Zheng, but the Qin army retreated after being deceived into believing that Zheng was already prepared for Qin's invasion. By that point, Duke Wen had died and his personal alliance with Duke Mu no longer stood, and his successor Duke Xiang ordered an ambush for the retreating Qin army.
The kings of Qin claimed descent from the Lady Xiu, "the granddaughter" of "a remote descendant" of the Emperor Zhuanxu, the grandson of the Yellow Emperor.Similarly, in the next generation, Lady Hua was said to be descended from Shaodian, [1] the legendary figure who is sometimes the father and sometimes the foster father of the Yellow and Flame Emperors.
Duke Mu of Chen (672–632 BC) Duke Mu of Qin (died 621 BC) See also. King Mu (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 25 May 2019, at 10:32 (UTC). Text ...
Qin also joined the force of Jin as Duke Mu of Qin was a follower to the Duke Wen of Jin. Zhu Zhiwu, a person from Zheng, visited Duke Mu of Qin at night. He told the Duke Mu of Qin that if Zheng was conquered, there would be no benefit to Qin because they did not share a border at that time. On the other hand, Jin would occupy Zheng's territory.
However, You Yu secretly defected and gave counsel to Duke Mu of Qin regarding ways to defeat the Xirong. Using You Yu's advice, Duke Mu sent women and musicians to the king Mianzhu, distracting him from domestic affairs. In 623 BC, Duke Wu led a well-prepared Qin army, invaded and conquered Mianzhu along with over 20 smaller Rong and Di states.
Duke Xiao of Qin (Chinese: 秦孝公; pinyin: Qín Xiào Gōng; 381–338 BC), personal name Ying Quliang, was the ruler of the Qin state from 361 to 338 BC. Duke Xiao is best known for employing the Legalist statesman Shang Yang [1] from the Wey state and authorizing him to conduct a series of ground breaking political, military and economic reforms in Qin.