Duke Tai of Tian Qi

"Tian He" redirects here. For other uses, see Tian He (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Jiang Ziya, Duke Tai of Jiang Qi.

Duke Tai of Tian Qi 田齊太公
Duke of Qi
Reign	386–384 BC
Predecessor	Duke Kang of Jiang Qi
Successor	Tian Yan
Died	384 BC
Spouse	Consort Xiao (孝大妃)
Issue	Tian Yan Duke Huan of Tian Qi
Names Ancestral name: Guī (媯) Clan name: Tián (田) Given name: Hé (和) Posthumous name Duke Tai (太公)
House	Gui
Dynasty	Tian Qi
Father	Viscount Zhuang of Tian (田莊子)

Duke Tai of Tian Qi (Chinese: 田齊太公; pinyin: Tián Qí Tài Gōng), personal name Tian He, was from 386 BC to 384 BC the duke of the Qi state. He was the first Qi ruler from the Tian clan, which replaced the Jiang clan that had ruled the state for over six centuries.[1]

Reign

Since Tian He's great-grandfather Tian Heng killed Duke Jian of Qi in 481 BC, the leaders of the Tian clan had been the de facto rulers of Qi. In 404 BC Tian He succeeded his older brother Tian Daozi as head of the Tian clan. He nominally served under Duke Kang of Qi, the last ruler from the House of Jiang, but effectively ruled the state himself.[1]

Tian He asked Marquis Wu of Wei to lobby for him at the court of King An of Zhou, the nominal ruler of all China. In 386 BC, King An officially recognized Tian He as ruler of Qi, ending more than six centuries of rule by the House of Jiang. Tian He became the first de jure ruler of Qi from the House of Tian, and is posthumously known as Duke Tai of Qi. He subsequently exiled Duke Kang to a seaside city, where Duke Kang lived for seven more years and died in 379 BC.[1]

Duke Tai died in 384 BC, just two years after formally ascending the throne. He was succeeded by his son Tian Yan, who would later be killed by Duke Tai's younger son Tian Wu, Duke Huan of Tian Qi.[1]

Mausoleum

Duke Tai's mausoleum is located near the village of Chengjiagou (程家沟) in Putong Township (普通乡) of Qingzhou, Shandong Province. The extant structure measures 190 metres (620 ft) from east to west, 84 metres (276 ft) from north to south, and 30 metres (98 ft) high. The seven known mausoleums of Tian Qi rulers are now protected as a National Historical and Cultural Site.[2] Since 2008 they have been included in the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites as part of the ancient Qi capital and mausoleum complex.[3]

Family

Wives:

• Lady (d. 364 BC), the mother of Prince Yan

Concubines:

• Consort Xiao (孝妃), the mother of Prince Wu

Sons:

• Prince Yan (公子剡; d. 375 BC), ruled as the Duke of Qi from 383–375 BC
• Prince Wu (公子午; 400–357 BC), ruled as Duke Huan of Tian Qi from 374–357 BC

Ancestry

Viscount Xi of Tian (d. 485 BC)

Viscount Cheng of Tian

Viscount Xiang of Tian

Viscount Zhuang of Tian (d. 411 BC)

Duke Tai of Tian Qi (d. 384 BC)

References

1. Han Zhaoqi (韩兆琦) (2010). "House of Tian Jingzhong Wan". Shiji (史记) (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company. pp. 3659–3663. ISBN 978-7-101-07272-3.
2. 战国王陵的典型代表--田齐王陵 [Tian Qi mausoleums: typical examples of Warring States mausoleums] (in Chinese). Qidu.net. 11 January 2009. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
3. "Site of the Qi State Capital and the Mausoleum of King of the Qi State at Linzi". UNESCO. Retrieved 1 June 2012.

Duke Tai of Tian Qi House of Tian  Died: 384 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by Duke Kang of Qi	Duke of Qi 386–384 BC	Succeeded by Yan, Duke of Qi
Chinese nobility
Preceded by Tian Daozi	Head of the House of Tian 404–386 BC	Merged in the Crown