| Zhong Hu of Cai | |
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| Reign: | 11th century BC – 11th or 10th century BC |
| Parent(s): | Cai Shudu (蔡叔度) |
| Spouse(s): | Unknown |
| Issue(s): | Ji Huang (姬荒) |
| Ancestral name (姓): | Ji (姬) |
| Given name (名): | Hu (胡) |
| Courtesy name (字): | Unknown |
| Posthumous name (謚): | Unknown |
| Styled: | Hu, the Elder of Cai (蔡仲胡) |
| General note: Dates given here are in the Julian calendar. They are not in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. |
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Zhong Hu of Cai (蔡仲胡) (?–?), born as Ji Hu (姬胡), was the second ruler of the State of Cai. He was the only known son of Shu Du of Cai (蔡叔度), who was exiled in after the Rebellion of the Three Guards (三監之亂). After being known to be an honest and kind-hearted man, he sent by the Duke of Zhou to the State of Lu as an ambassador. Proven to be a great ruler, King Cheng of Zhou, under the advise of the Duke of Zhou, rewarded him with the Fief of Cai, and his father's lost title. He made Shàngcài (上蔡), Zhùmǎdiàn, Hénán, his capital. He was succeeded by his son. Cai Zhong means the Elder of Cai.
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Zhong Hu of Cai
Cadet branch of the Royal House of Zhou
周朝宗室 |
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| Regnal titles | ||
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| Preceded by Shu Du of Cai |
Ruler of Cai (蔡国君主) |
Succeeded by Earl Huang of Cai |
| Preceded by New title |
Elder of Cai (蔡仲) |
Succeeded by Title abolished |