Shu Du of Cai
Reign:	1046 BC – 11th century
Parents:	King Wen of Zhou King Wen of Zhou King Wen of Zhou family name : Ji , Clan name : Zhou Personal name: Chang, known as Zhou Chang or Xibo Chang was the founder of the Zhou Dynasty and the first epic hero of Chinese history....  (周文王) and Taisi Taisi Taisi was the wife of King Wen of Zhou and is revered as a highly respected woman of ancient China. She was a descendant of Yu the Great - founder of the Xia Dynasty - and was the mother of ten sons, including the famed King Wu of Zhou - founder of the Zhou Dynasty - and his younger brother Duke...  (太姒)
Spouse(s):	Unknown
Issue(s):	Ji Hu 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...  (姬胡)
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):	Du (度)
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):	Unknown
Styled:	Du, the Uncle of Cai (蔡叔度)
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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Shu Du of Cai (蔡叔度 meaning Uncle Du of Cai) or Caishu Du(?–?), born as Ji Du (姬度), was the first ruler of the State of Cai from 1046 BC until his death. He was the fifth son of King Wen of Zhou

King Wen of Zhou

King Wen of Zhou family name : Ji , Clan name : Zhou Personal name: Chang, known as Zhou Chang or Xibo Chang was the founder of the Zhou Dynasty and the first epic hero of Chinese history....

 (周文王) and his wife Taisi (太姒). He had eighteen brothers, ten who were his full blooded brothers, and Ji Yi (姬邑) or Boyi Kao (伯邑考); Ji Fa （姬發）, the King Wu of Zhou

King Wu of Zhou

King Wu of Zhōu or King Wu of Chou was the first sovereign, or ruler of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. The dates of his reign are 1046-1043 BCE or 1049/45-1043. Various sources quoted that he died at the age of 93, 54 or 43. He was considered a just and able leader. Zhou Gong Dan was one of his...

 (周武王); Ji Xian (姬鲜), the Uncle of Guan (管叔); and the Duke of Zhou

Duke of Zhou

The Duke of Zhou played a major role in consolidating the newly-founded Zhou Dynasty . He was the brother of King Wu of Zhou, the first king of the ancient Chinese Zhou Dynasty...

 were Ji Du's elder brothers. He was given the fief of Cai and the title of Uncle (Duke) of Cai (蔡叔) by his second brother after he overthrewed the last king of Shang

Shang

The shang is a flat ritual upturned handbell employed by Bönpo and Asian shamans. The sizes of the shang range from approximately 3 to 20 inches in diameter. It is traditionally held to have originated in Zhangzhung and is symbolically similar to the tantric dril-bhu. Shang are traditionally...

, King Zhou of Shang

King Zhou of Shang

Emperor Xin of Shang was the last king of the Shang Dynasty. He was later given the pejorative posthumous name Zhòu . He is also called Zhou Xin or King Zhou . He may also be referred to by adding "Shang" in front of any of his names...

. He was enfeoffed at present-day Shàngcài

Shangcai County

Shangcai County is a county of Henan, China. It is under the administration of Zhumadian city.- See also:* Cai , an ancient state in that area...

 (上蔡) in Henan Province. Along with his brothers the Uncle of Guan (管叔) and the Uncle of Huo (霍叔), they were known as the Three Guards (三监). When King Wu died, his son King Cheng

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...

was too young and his uncle, the Duke of Zhou, became regent. Seeing that the power of the Duke of Zhou was increasing, the Three Guards got jealous and rebelled against Zhou together with Wu Geng. The Duke of Zhou suppressed the rebellion, and Cai Shu was exiled. King Cheng reestablished Cai Shu’s son Hu as the Sovereign of Cai.