Earl Huang of Cai

Huang of Cai
Reign: 11th or 10th century BC
Parent{s}: Cai Zhong Hu (蔡仲胡)
Spouse(s): Countess of Cai
Issue(s): Gōng of Cai
Ancestral name (姓): Ji (姬)
Given name (名): Huang (荒)
Courtesy name (字): Unknown
Posthumous name (謚): Unknown
Styled: Huang, the Earl of Cai (蔡伯荒)
General note: Dates given here are in the Julian calendar.

They are not in the proleptic Gregorian calendar.

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Earl Huang of Cai (蔡伯荒) (?–?), born as Ji Huang (姬荒), was the third ruler of the State of Cai, China. He was the only known son of Zhong Hu of Cai (蔡仲胡) and close kin of King Cheng of Zhou and his successor King Kang of Zhou. He held the title of the Earl or Count of Cai (Cai Bo 蔡伯). The title Bo (伯) is equivalent to these Western titles. He was succeeded by his son who took the title of Marquis of Cai. There never existed a title of Duke of Cai.

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Earl Huang of Cai
Cadet branch of the Royal House of Zhou
周朝宗室
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Cai Zhong
Ruler of Cai
(蔡国君主)
Succeeded by
Marquis Gong of Cai
Preceded by
New title
Earl of Cai
(蔡國伯)
Succeeded by
Title abolished