Gong (title)
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Gong was a title of ancient and imperial Chinese nobility roughly equivalent to and usually translated as duke. It was also historically used within Chinese fiefs as a respectful term of address to an
Gong used for Chiang Kai-shek on the paifang at the Cihu Mausoleum in Taiwan
The portrait of the Duke of Zhou from the Wangs' Sancai Tuhui (c. 1607)
Qi (state)
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Qi, or Ch'i in Wade–Giles romanization, was a regional state of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China, whose rulers held titles of Hou, then Gong, before declaring themselves independent Kings. Its capita
Gong (title)
…antiquity could be accorded the title gong regardless of their proper title in life; this was sometimes a formal upgrade, as when Jiang Ziya's fief of Qi became a duchy and he was posthumously promoted to the title of gong himself. The name was also used by courtiers and others to address ruling nobles…
Qi in 260 BCE
The Great Wall of Qi on Dafeng Mountain
Bronze knife-shaped coins of State of Qi, collected in Shandong Museum
Sacrificial horses discovered in the tomb of Duke Jing of Qi