Marquess Jing of Han

Ruler of the Chinese state of Han from 408 BC to 400 BC

Marquess Jing of Han
韓景侯

Marquess of Han

Reign

403–400 BC

Predecessor

New title

Successor

Marquess Lie

Leader of Han clan

Reign

408–403 BC

Predecessor

Viscount Wu of Han (韓武子)

Successor

Became Marquess of Han

Died

400 BC

Names
Ancestral name: Jī (姬) Lineage name: Hán (韓) Given name: Qián (虔)
Posthumous name
Marquess Jing (景侯)

House

Dynasty

Han

Father

Viscount Wu of Han

Chinese name

Traditional Chinese

韓景侯

Simplified Chinese

韩景侯

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hán Jǐng Hóu

Marquess Jing of Han (Chinese: 韓景侯; pinyin: Hán Jǐng Hóu; died 400 BC), personal name Han Qian, was leader of the Han clan in the Jin state from 408 BC to 403 BC, and the founding marquess of the Han state from 403 BC until his death in 400 BC. Marquess Jing was the son of Viscount Wu of Han (韓武子), whom he succeeded as leader of the Han clan. It was during Marquess Jing's rule that the Han state became a recognized vassal state of the Zhou dynasty.

In the first year of his reign, Marquess Jing attacked the Zheng state and took over Yongqiu (modern-day Qi County, Henan). The next year, his army lost to Zheng at Fushu (today's Dengfeng, Henan). In 403 BC, Marquess Jing, along with Marquess Wen of Wei and Marquess Lie of Zhao partitioned the powerful Jin state into the Han, Wei, and Zhao states, marking the beginning of the Warring States period of Chinese history and Han as an independent polity. King Weilie of Zhou was forced to elevate Marquess Jing's title from viscount (子) to marquess (侯). Marquess Jing then moved the capital of Han from Pingyang to Yangzhai. In 400 BC, Yangzhai was subject to a siege by the Zheng army. Marquess Jing died later that year and was succeeded by his son, Marquess Lie.