Ancient China · Duke Yin cited as killed by his younger brother

Duke Yin 隱公

Yin Gong

Attested BC 722 - BC 712

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Duke Yin was a Duke Yin cited as killed by his younger brother.

Life and dates

Death

Murdered · Killed by Duke Huan of Lu (魯桓)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 2, passage 133

Attested activity

BC 722 to BC 712 春秋
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 2, passage 133

Key source chapters

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 88Volume 77: Gai, Zhuge, Liu, Zheng, Sun, Wujiang and He · 1 passage

是後，所言益不用，豐復上書言：「臣聞伯奇孝而棄於親，子胥忠而誅於君，隱公慈而殺於弟，叔武弟而殺于兄。 Feng again submitted a memorial saying, "I have heard that Boqi was filial yet cast off by kin, Wu Zixu loyal yet executed by his ruler, Duke Yin merciful yet killed by his younger brother, and Shuwu the younger brother yet killed by his elder brother.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 2Volume 2 Later Liang Annals 2: Taizu 2 · 1 passage

鲁桓公弑隐公而自立者，宣公弑子赤而自立者，郑厉公逐世子忽而自立者，卫公孙剽逐其君衎而自立者，圣人于《春秋》，皆不绝其为君。 Duke Huan of Lu murdered Duke Yin and took the throne; Duke Xuan murdered Prince Chi and took the throne; Duke Li of Zheng expelled the crown prince Hu and took the throne; Gongsun Piao of Wei drove out his lord Kuan and took the throne—yet in the Spring and Autumn the Sage never struck their titles as rulers.