Duke Zhuang of Zheng

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Duke Zhuang of Zheng (鄭莊公) (757 BC–701 BC) was the third ruler of the State of Zheng during the Spring and Autumn Period in ancient China. His name was Wusheng (姬寤生), which means "a difficult birth". In 743 BC, he became the duke of Zheng, and later defeated his brother Gongshu Duan, who had led a rebellion against him. Duke Zhuang led military campaigns in the name of the Zhou king against the Rong people and other Zhou states.

He was appointed Left Advisor by King Ping of Zhou. After King Ping's death, the following king, King Huan, removed him from office. In return for this slight, Duke Zhuang refused to go to the capital to meet with King Huan. King Huan then led a coalition in 707 BC against Duke Zhuang. Duke Zhuang's army humiliated the king, defeating the king's army and inflicting an arrow wound on King Huan's shoulder. After his death, his two sons fought a protracted civil war over the leadership of Zheng.