Ji Tan
DiplomacyKing Jing once ridiculed him for "counting classics and forgetting his ancestors". During Wang Zichao's rebellion, he was ordered to lead an army with Xun Shu to escort King Dao back to the royal city.
Dynasties of ChinaSpring and Autumn periodEastern Zhou royal family lineage
King DaoJi Meng
Reign 520 BCE
After King Jing's death, Shan and Liu Gong supported him and competed with his concubine brother Wang Zichao for the throne. He died within a few months of his reign.
IBiography
- Reign
- Less than a year
- Order of accession
- Ruler #13 · Eastern Zhou royal family lineage
- Life dates
- ?–520 BCE
- Titles
- Posthumous title: King Dao
Ji Meng is the son of King Jing. After King Jing's death, ministers Dan Mugong and Liu Wengong supported him to the throne. Wang Zichao, the eldest son of the concubine whom King Jing had favored during his lifetime, joined forces with old officials and hundreds of workers who had lost their positions to fight for the throne. King Dao was forced to leave the imperial city for a time, and the Jin State sent Ji Tan and Xun Shu to lead an army to escort him back to the royal city. However, King Dao died in the winter of the same year, and his half-brother Ji Gai succeeded him as King Jing.
IITimeline
During the reign · 520 BCE
PoliticsShan Liu supports Li
King Jing died in April, and Dan Mugong and Liu Wengong supported Prince Meng. Wang Zichao joined forces with the old officials and workers who had lost their positions, as well as the branch tribesmen of King Ling and King Jing to rebel and capture the royal city.
MilitaryJinshi Nawang
King Dao came to live in the imperial city, and Duke Shan and Liu asked for help from the state of Jin. The State of Jin sent Ji Tan and Xun Shu to lead the troops from Jiuzhou and the troops from Jiao, Xia, Wen, and Yuan cities to escort King Dao back to the royal city.
PoliticsKing Dao passed away
King Dao died in November of the same year and reigned for only a few months. "Zuo Zhuan" records that he died of illness, while "Historical Records" says that he was killed by Wang Zichao. His brother Ji Gai succeeded to the throne as King Jing, and the rebellion of Wang Zichao continued.