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 Mu of Jin
Marquis Mu of Jin , ancestral name Ji (姬),
given name Feiwang (費王) or Fusheng (弗生), was the ninth ruler of the state of Jin during the Western Zhou Dynasty.
After his father, Marquis Xian of Jin died in 812 BC, he ascended the throne of Jin.
In 808 BC, the fourth year of his reign, he married a woman from the royal family of Qi to be one of his concubines.
In 805 BC, the seventh year of his reign, he battled with a tribe called Tiao (條).
During this time, his eldest son, Chou, was born.
In 802 BC, after being victorious in the battle with a tribe called Qianmu (千畝), his other son, Chengshi, was born.
Marquis Mu reigned for 27 years.
When he died in 785 BC his younger brother Shang Shu usurped the throne.
Chou was forced to leave Jin.
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 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.
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 Wen of Jin
Marquis Wen of Jin (805–746 BC), ancestral name Ji (姬),
given name Chou (仇), was the eleventh ruler of the state of Jin.
He was also the first ruler of Jin in the Spring and Autumn period.
In 805 BC, Marquis Mu of Jin was battling with a tribe called Tiao (條).
During this time, his eldest son, Chou, was born.
In 776 BC, Marquis Mu of Jin died and Chou's uncle, Shang Shu, took control and ascended the throne of Jin.
Chou left Jin for fear of his uncle since he believed himself the rightful heir to the throne.
In 781 BC, after four years away from Jin, he brought troops to remove his uncle from the throne.
He succeeded and became the next ruler of Jin.
In 771 BC, the tenth year of his reign, King You of Zhou was killed by Quanrong nomads and two Zhou family members were subsequently and separately declared king:
King Ping of Zhou and King Xie of Zhou.
Therefore, both kings were claiming to be the next king of Zhou.
In 760 BC, the 21st year of his reign, Marquis Wen of Jin killed King Xie of Zhou, and the Zhou government became one again.
Since this action helped King Ping of Zhou in establishing the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Marquis Wen of Jin was heavily rewarded.
The King also granted him lands to add to his territory.
Also, with the permission of the King, he expanded the territory of Jin, especially areas around the Jin River.
In 746 BC, the 35th year of his reign, he died and his son, Bo, ascended the throne as the next ruler of Jin: Marquis Zhao 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.
Shang Shu (Jin)
Shang Shu, ancestral name Ji( 姬), given name unknown, was the tenth ruler of the state of Jin during the Western Zhou Dynasty.
After his elder brother, Marquis Mu of Jin died in 785 BC, he gained the throne of Jin which traditionally should be passed to the eldest son, namely Chou( 仇).
After Shang Shu ascended the throne, Chou was forced to leave Jin in fear of his uncle.
In 781 BC, Chou brought troops to Jin to overthrow Shang Shu, and he ascended as the next ruler of Jin, Marquis Wen of Jin.
Marquis Jing of Jin
Marquis Jing of Jin, Ancestral name is Ji( 姬), given name is Yijiu( 宜臼), was the sixth ruler of the state of Jin during the Western Zhou Dynasty.
After his father, Marquis Li of Jin died, he ascended the throne of Jin.
In 842 BC, the seventeenth year of the reign of Marquis Jing of Jin, King Li of Zhou was driven out of Haojing, then the capital of Zhou, because of his tyranny.
Two dukes became regents during that time and it was called the Gonghe Regency.
Marquis Jing of Jin died the year after in 841 BC and his son, Situ, ascended the throne as the next ruler of Jin: Marquis Xi of Jin.
According to surname records, the Chinese surname Yangshe( 羊舌) originated in the state of Jin.
Marquis Jing of Jin's son, Boqiao( 伯僑) has a grandson named Tu( 突).
During the time of Marquis Xian of Jin, Tu was given a land called Yangshe, modern Hongdong County and Qin County, Shanxi, by Marquis Xian of Jin.
Therefore,
Tu's clan name became Yangshe and this is where the surname Yangshe started.
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.

Question: Who is the paternal grandfather of Marquis Wen Of Jin?
Answer: Marquis Xian of Jin