Duke Xiang of Qin

Duke Xiang of Qin (Chinese: 秦襄公; pinyin: Qín Xiāng Gōng, died 766 BC) aka by his nomen ,Ying Kai ,was from 777 to 766 BC the sixth ruler of the Zhou Dynasty vassal state of Qin, which eventually unified China to become the Qin Dynasty. His ancestral name was Ying (Chinese: 嬴),Kai as his nomen and Duke Xiang was his posthumous title. He was the first Qin ruler to be granted a nobility rank by the king of Zhou; under his reign, Qin was formally recognized as a major vassal state of Zhou China.