Chuzi I

Not to be confused with Chuzi II (reigned 386–385 BC).

Chuzi (Chinese: 出子; pinyin: Chūzǐ; 708–698 BC), also sometimes called Duke Chu of Qin (Chinese: 秦出公), personal name Ying Man, was a ruler of the state of Qin, reigning from 703 to 698 BC during the Eastern Zhou dynasty. He was the first of two child rulers of Qin named Chuzi.^[1][2]

Chuzi of Qin 秦出子
Ruler of Qin
Reign	703–698 BC
Predecessor	Duke Xian of Qin
Successor	Duke Wu of Qin
Born	708 BC
Died	698 BC (aged 10)
Names Ying Man (嬴曼)
House	Ying
Dynasty	Qin
Father	Duke Xian of Qin
Mother	Wang Ji (王姬)

Biography

Chuzi's father was Duke Xian of Qin, who died in 704 BC at the age of 21. Chuzi was the youngest of Duke Xian's three sons, and his mother was Wang Ji (王姬). His older half-brother, later known as Duke Wu of Qin, was the crown prince. Duke Wu and his younger brother, later known as Duke De of Qin, were both born to Duke Xian's main wife, Lu Ji (鲁姬). After Duke Xian died, however, the ministers Fuji (弗忌) and Sanfu (三父) deposed the crown prince and installed five-year-old Chuzi on the throne. Six years later, in 698 BC, Sanfu and Fuji assassinated Chuzi and put Duke Wu, the original crown prince, on the throne. Duke Wu later executed Sanfu and Fuji for the crime of murdering Chuzi.^[1][2]