Duke Jing of Qin

Duke Jing of Qin (, died 537 BC), born Ying Shi, was a duke of the state of Qin during the Eastern Zhou dynasty. Duke Jing succeeded his father Duke Huan, who died in 577 BC, as ruler of Qin.

Reign "Qin Gong" Bronze Gui. Unearthed at Tianshui, Gansu in 1921. The inscription inside records that Duke Jing was determined to continue the work of his predecessors and guard their land. In 562 BC, the state of Jin attacked the state of Zheng, which was then an ally of Qin and Chu. In order to help Zheng, Qin attacked and defeated Jin at the Battle of Li (栎, in present-day Yongji, Shanxi). Yong, the long-time capital of Qin, was located in Fengxiang. Shaped like an inverted pyramid, the tomb is as deep as an eight-story building and is the size of a palace. It is the largest tomb ever excavated in China.

More than 180 coffins containing 186 human remains were found in the tomb, victims of funereal human sacrifice, a practice that was started in the state of Qin by Duke Wu in 678 BC and subsequently abolished by Duke Xian in 384 BC. This is the largest number of human sacrifice victims discovered in a Chinese tomb dating from any period after the Western Zhou dynasty.