Duke Hui of Jin

Duke Hui of Jin 晉惠公
Ruler of the State of Jin
Reign	650–637 BC
Predecessor	Zhuozi
Successor	Duke Huai of Jin
Died	637 BC
Father	Duke Xian of Jin
Mother	Xiao Rongzi (小戎子)

Duke Hui of Jin (simplified Chinese: 晋惠公; traditional Chinese: 晉惠公; pinyin: Jìn Huì Gōng), ancestral name Ji (姬), given name Yiwu (夷吾), was from 650 to 637 BC the ruler of the State of Jin during Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. He was the younger brother of Shensheng and Duke Wen of Jin, and known as Prince Yiwu before ascending the throne.

Due to the Li Ji Rebellion, a plot set up by Li Ji, the favored concubine of Duke Xian of Jin, to remove the other princes from the capital and make her son Xiqi crown prince, Yiwu was sent to defend Erqu (二屈), modern day Ji County in Shanxi.

After the death of Duke Xian of Jin in the ninth month of 651 BC, Li Ji placed her 15-year-old son Xiqi on the throne of Jin and made Xun Xi (荀息) chancellor help him with government affairs. In the tenth month of 651 BC, a Jin official named Li Ke (里克) killed Xiqi roughly a month after his ascension to the throne. Duke Xian of Jin was not yet properly buried at that time. Chancellor Xun Xi then placed Zhuozi, the youngest son of Duke Xian on the throne of Jin, even though Zhuozi was still a toddler at that time. After that, Xun Xi finished the burial of Duke Xian of Jin. In the eleventh month of 651 BC, Li Ke killed Zhuozi and his aunt, Li Ji. Xun Xi then committed suicide by hanging himself. Shao Ji (少姬), the younger sister of Li Ji and mother of Zhuozi, was imprisoned.

Li Ke invited Prince Chong'er, then in the State of Qi, back to the State of Jin to become the next Duke. Prince Chong'er declined, so Li Ke then invited Prince Yiwu who was then in the State of Liang and he accepted. Yiwu ascended the throne of Jin and became Duke Hui of Jin. Li Ke was then sentenced by Duke Hui of Jin to commit suicide.

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