Duke Xi of Chen

Duke Xi of Chen 陳僖公
7th ruler of Chen
Reign	831–796 BC
Predecessor	Duke You of Chen
Successor	Duke Wu of Chen
Died	796 BC
Issue	Duke Wu of Chen
Father	Duke You of Chen

Chen Xiao
Traditional Chinese	陳孝
Simplified Chinese	陈孝
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Xiào Wade–Giles Ch‘ên Hsiao

Other names
Duke Xi of Chen
Traditional Chinese	陳僖公
Simplified Chinese	陈僖公
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Xīgōng Wade–Giles Ch‘ên Hsi Kung

Chen Xiao (陳僖公 died 796 BC), better known by his posthumous name Duke Xi, was a Chinese noble of the Zhou Kingdom. He was the seventh ruler of the state of Chen, with the rank of duke.

Life

Chen Xiao was the son of Duke Ning of Chen, who was posthumously known as Duke You. Prince Xiao became duke of Chen upon his father's death in 832 BC.

He died in 796 BC and was posthumously honored under the name Chén Xīgōng. He was succeeded by his son Prince Ling, who was posthumously known as Duke Wu.

References

Bibliography

• Han, Zhaoqi, ed. (2010). "Houses of Chen and Qi". Shiji 史记 (in Chinese). Zhonghua Book Company. ISBN 978-7-101-07272-3.