Zhong Hu of Cai
Reign:	11th century BC – 11th or 10th century BC
Parent(s):	Cai Shudu (蔡叔度)
Spouse(s):	Unknown
Issue(s):	Ji Huang (姬荒)
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):	Hu (胡)
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:	Hu, the Elder of Cai (蔡仲胡)
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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Zhong Hu of Cai (蔡仲胡) (?–?), born as Ji Hu (姬胡), was the second ruler of the State of Cai. He was the only known son of Shu Du of Cai

Shu Du of Cai

Shu Du of Cai or Caishu Du, born as Ji Du , 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 and his wife Taisi...

 (蔡叔度), who was exiled in after the Rebellion of the Three Guards (三監之亂). After being known to be an honest and kind-hearted man, he sent by 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...

 to the State of Lu as an ambassador. Proven to be a great ruler, 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...

, under the advise of the Duke of Zhou, rewarded him with the Fief of Cai, and his father's lost title. He made 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), Zhùmǎdiàn

Zhumadian

Zhumadian is a prefecture-level city in southern Henan province, People's Republic of China. It borders Xinyang to the south, Nanyang to the west, Pingdingshan to the northwest, Luohe to the north, Zhoukou to the northeast, and the province of Anhui to the east.Its population is 7,230,744 at the...

, Hénán

Henan

Henan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...

, his capital. He was succeeded by his son. Cai Zhong means the Elder of Cai.