Duke Xian of Jin
Duke Xian of Jin( died 651 BC), ancestral name Ji( 姬), given name Guizhu( 詭諸), was the nineteenth ruler of the State of Jin.
He was also the ninth ruler of Jin in the Spring and Autumn period and the second duke of Jin.
When his father, Duke Wu of Jin, died in 677 BC, Guizhu ascended the throne of Jin and became Duke Xian of Jin.
He reigned for 26 years.
He moved the capital from Quwo( 曲沃) to Jiang( 絳).
He was named after a Rongdi tribe( 戎狄族) leader Guizhu( 詭諸) whom his father, Duke Wu of Jin, captured alive.
During his reign, the State of Jin was one of the most powerful and largest states due to his conquests in many small neighboring states.
He is also renowned for the slaughter and exile of many royal family members of Jin and for favoring one of his concubines named Li Ji.
Marquis Xian of Jin
Marquis Xian of Jin, ancestral name Ji( 姬), given name Su( 蘇), was the eighth ruler of the state of Jin during the Western Zhou Dynasty.
After his father, Marquis Xi of Jin died in 823 BC, he ascended the throne of Jin.
In 812 BC, the 11th year of his reign, he died and his son Feiwang, ascended the throne as the next ruler of Jin: Marquis Mu of Jin.
Marquis Wu of Jin
Marquis
Wu of Jin, Ancestral name is Ji( 姬), given name is Ningzu( 寧族), was the third ruler of the state of Jin during the Western Zhou Dynasty.
After his father, Xie, Marquis of Jin died, he ascended the throne of Jin.
After he died, his son, Furen, ascended the throne as the next ruler of Jin: Marquis Cheng of Jin.
Marquis Ai of Jin
Marquis Ai of Jin, ancestral name Ji( 姬), given name Guang( 光), was the fifteenth ruler of the state of Jin.
He was also the fifth ruler of Jin in the Spring and Autumn period.
He reigned for nine years.
In 710 BC, the eighth year of his reign, Marquis Ai of Jin attacked a small state south of Jin called Xingting( 陘廷).
The next year, Xingting, allied with Duke Wu of Quwo, sacked Yi( 翼), the capital of Jin.
After getting his half- uncle, Han Wan, to kill an escaping Marquis Ai of Jin, The Zhou king ensured that Ai's son, Marquis Xiaozi of Jin, became the next ruler of Jin.
Marquis Xi of Jin
Marquis Xi of Jin, ancestral name Ji( 姬), given name Situ( 司徒), was the seventh ruler of the state of Jin during the Western Zhou Dynasty.
After his father Marquis Jing of Jin died, he ascended the throne of Jin.
In 823 BC, the 18th year of his reign, he died and his son Ji, ascended the throne as the next ruler of Jin: Marquis Xian of Jin.
Marquis Li of Jin
Marquis Li of Jin, ancestral name Ji( 姬), given name Fu( 福), was the fifth ruler of the state of Jin during the Western Zhou Dynasty.
After his father, Marquis Cheng of Jin, died, he ascended the throne of Jin.
After he died in 859 BC, his son, Yijiu, ascended the throne as the next ruler of Jin: Marquis Jing of Jin.
In 1992, an ancient tomb dating back to the Zhou Dynasty was discovered in Quwo County, Shanxi.
One of the tombs was marked as the tomb of Marquis Li of Jin.
Quwo County is known to be the site of the ancient capital of the state of Jin.
Shu Yu of Tang
Shu Yu of Tang , surname (姓):
Ji (姬)
given name (名):
Yu (虞), and Ziyu (子於), was the founder of the State of Tang during the early Zhou Dynasty (1046–771 BC) of ancient China.
The State of Tang would later be renamed Jin by Shu Yu's son and successor, Xie.
He was the son of King Wu of Zhou and the younger brother of King Cheng of Zhou.
Shortly after the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou died.
His son, Prince Song, ascended the throne and became King Cheng of Zhou.
Since he was very young and too inexperienced to run the newly founded dynasty, his uncle, the Duke of Zhou, served as regent and handled all political affairs until King Cheng of Zhou became old enough to rule.
In the year that King Cheng of Zhou ascended the throne, the people of a land called Tang (唐) rebelled, so the Duke of Zhou conquered them.
According to the Records of the Grand Historian, one day, King Cheng of Zhou was playing with his younger brother, Prince Yu.
King Cheng of Zhou suddenly picked up a parasol tree leaf and gave it to Prince Yu.
Then he said playfully," Let this be a proof that I will make you a feudal lord."
Prince Yu happily got the leaf and he then told this to the Duke of Zhou.
The Duke of Zhou thought that whatever the young King Cheng of Zhou said should not be taken lightly since he was the king.
The Duke of Zhou approached the young king and asked him if it were true.
The young king said that he was just joking with his brother.
Then the Duke of Zhou replied, "A sovereign must not joke about the things he says and do as what he has said.
" The young king thought it was reasonable and gave the recent conquered called Tang land, west of modern Yicheng County in Shanxi, to his brother, Prince Yu.
Shu Yu's son and successor, Xie, moved the capital Jiang (绛) nearer to the Jin River and renamed the state Jin.
Jinci was a shrine in Taiyuan dedicated to Shu Yu.
It is a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level in People's republic of China.
Marquis Xiao of Jin
Marquis Xiao of Jin, ancestral name Ji( 姬), given name Ping( 平), was the thirteenth ruler of the state of Jin.
He was also the third ruler of Jin in the Spring and Autumn period.
He ruled for sixteen years.
In 739 BC, the 7th year of the reign of Marquis Zhao of Jin, a Jin official named Panfu( 潘父) murdered Marquis Zhao of Jin and welcomed Uncle Huan of Quwo to ascend the throne of Jin.
He accepted Panfu's welcome and entered Jin.
When he entered, the Jin people brought troops to stop him from entering.
He lost and receded back to Quwo.
Then, the Jin people asked the son of Marquis Zhao of Jin, Ping, to ascend the throne and he became the next ruler of Jin: Marquis Xiao of Jin.
After he ascended the throne, he killed Panfu in revenge for his father.
In 724 BC, the 15th year of his reign, the son of Uncle Huan of Quwo, Count Zhuang of Quwo, murdered Marquis Xiao of Jin while in the capital of Jin, Yi( 翼).
Then, Jin troops attacked Count Zhuang of Quwo so he retreated back to Quwo.
The Jin people asked the son of Marquis Xiao of Jin, Xi, to become the next ruler of Jin and he became Marquis E of Jin.
Marquis E of Jin
Marquis E of Jin was the fourteenth ruler of the State of Jin.
He was also the fourth ruler of Jin in the Spring and Autumn period.
He reigned for six years.
According to the" Records of the Grand Historian", when Zhuang Bo of Quwo heard the news of the death of Marquis E of Jin, he brought troops to attack Jin.
King Huan of Zhou ordered the Duke of Guo( 虢公) to attack Count Zhuang of Quwo so Count Zhuang retreated back to Quwo.
The Jin people asked the son of Marquis E of Jin, Guang, to ascend the throne and he became the next ruler of Jin: Marquis Ai of Jin.
The" Zuo Zhuan" has a different record of the event.
It says that Count Zhuang of Quwo had an alliance with the state of Zheng and the state of Xing( 邢) and they attacked Yi( 翼), the capital of Jin.
King Huan of Zhou sent troops to help Quwo so Marquis E fled.
Soon afterwards Count Zhuang betrayed Huan of Zhou and attacked him.
King Huan then sent the Duke of Guo( 虢公) during the autumn of that year to attack Quwo and to put the son of Marquis E of Jin, Guang, on the throne of Jin and Guang became Marquis Ai of Jin.
Xiefu
Xiefu or Xie was the original Marquis of Jin , and the second ruler of the State of Jin during the early Zhou Dynasty.
His ancestral name was Ji (姬), and given name Xie (燮) or Xiefu (燮父).
Marquis Xie succeeded his father, Shu Yu of Tang, as the ruler of the state of Tang.
During his reign, he moved the capital from Tang (唐) to Jin (晉) and renamed the state Jin.
After he died, his son Ningzu succeeded him as Marquis Wu of Jin.

Question: Who is Xiefu's paternal grandfather?
Answer: King Wu of Zhou