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Duke Wen of Jin

697 BC - 628 BC

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Duke Wen of Jin (697–628 BC), personal name Ji Chong'er, was duke of the Jin state from 636 BC to 628 BC. He was exiled from Jin for approximately 20 years before finally assuming the throne and rapidly leading Jin to hegemony over the other Chinese states of his time. Duke Wen is a figure in numerous Chinese legends, including those about his loyal courtier Jie Zhitui, whose death is said to have inspired China's Cold Food Festival and Qingming Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Duke Wen of Jin is the 4,937th most popular politician (down from 4,367th in 2019). (down from 573rd in 2019)

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Among politicians, Duke Wen of Jin ranks 4,937 out of 19,576Before her are Julia Livilla, Seretse Khama, Leopold, Duke of Bavaria, Theobald II, Count of Champagne, Fruela I of Asturias, and Halldór Ásgrímsson. After her are Micipsa, Nikolay Krestinsky, Jia Xu, Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine, Hassan I of Morocco, and Goujian.

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Among people born in 697 BC, Duke Wen of Jin ranks 1 Among people deceased in 628 BC, Duke Wen of Jin ranks 1

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