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3 unusual facts about Duke Xiang of Qin


Duke Xiang of Qin

The following year he moved the Qin capital eastward from Quanqiu (犬丘, also called Xichui, in present-day Li County, Gansu) to Qian (汧, in present-day Long County, Shaanxi).

King Ping further promised to give Qin the land west of Qishan, the former heartland of Zhou, if Qin could expel the Rong tribes that were occupying the land.

In 766 BC, the 12th year of his reign, Duke Xiang died while campaigning against the Dog Rong in Qishan.


Duke Wen of Qin

Duke Wen succeeded his father Duke Xiang of Qin, who died in 766 BC while campaigning against the Dog Rong in Qishan.


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