Earl Huang of Cai
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Huang of Cai | |
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Reign: | 11th or 10th century BC |
Parent{s}: | Cai Zhong Hu (蔡仲胡) |
Spouse(s): | Countess of Cai |
Issue(s): | Gōng of Cai |
Ancestral name Chinese name Personal names in Chinese culture follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western cultures. Most noticeably, a Chinese name is written with the family name first and the given name next, therefore "John-Paul Smith" as a Chinese name would be "Smith John-Paul"... (姓): |
Ji Ji (surname) 姬=Ji is the family name of the family in control of the Zhou Dynasty , which followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty in China.Thirty-nine members of the family ruled over China during this period.Ji has... (姬) |
Given name Chinese given name Chinese given names are generally made up of one or two characters, and are written after the family name, therefore "John-Paul Smith" as a Chinese name would be read "Smith John-Paul". Chinese names can consist of any character and contain almost any meaning... (名): |
Huang (荒) |
Courtesy name (字): | Unknown |
Posthumous name Posthumous name A posthumous name is an honorary name given to royalty, nobles, and sometimes others, in East Asia after the person's death, and is used almost exclusively instead of one's personal name or other official titles during his life... (謚): |
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Styled: | Huang, the Earl of Cai (蔡伯荒) |
General note: Dates given here are in the Julian calendar Julian calendar The Julian calendar began in 45 BC as a reform of the Roman calendar by Julius Caesar. It was chosen after consultation with the astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria and was probably designed to approximate the tropical year .The Julian calendar has a regular year of 365 days divided into 12 months... . They are not in the proleptic Gregorian calendar Proleptic Gregorian calendar The proleptic Gregorian calendar is produced by extending the Gregorian calendar backward to dates preceding its official introduction in 1582.-Usage:... . |
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Earl Huang of Cai (蔡伯荒) (?–?), born as Ji Huang (姬荒), was the third ruler of the State of Cai, China. He was the only known son of Zhong Hu of Cai
Zhong Hu of Cai
Zhong Hu of Cai , born as Ji Hu , was the second ruler of the State of Cai. He was the only known son of Shu Du of Cai , who was exiled in after the Rebellion of the Three Guards . After being known to be an honest and kind-hearted man, he sent by the Duke of Zhou to the State of Lu as an...
(蔡仲胡) and close kin of King Cheng of Zhou
King Cheng of Zhou
King Cheng of Zhou or King Ch'eng of Chou was the second sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. The dates of his reign are 1042-1021 BC or 1042/35-1006 BC King Cheng was young when he ascended the throne...
and his successor King Kang of Zhou
King Kang of Zhou
King Kang of Zhou or King K'ang of Chou was the third sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. The dates of his reign are 1020-996 BC or 1005-978 BC ....
. He held the title of the Earl or Count of Cai (Cai Bo 蔡伯). The title Bo (伯) is equivalent to these Western titles. He was succeeded by his son who took the title of Marquis of Cai. There never existed a title of Duke of Cai.