King Jian of Zhou
King of China
King Jian of Zhou 周簡王 | |||||
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King of China | |||||
Reign | 585–572 BC | ||||
Predecessor | King Ding of Zhou | ||||
Successor | King Ling of Zhou | ||||
Died | 572 BC | ||||
Issue | King Ling of Zhou | ||||
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House | Zhou dynasty | ||||
Father | King Ding of Zhou[1] |
King Jian of Zhou (Chinese: 周簡王; pinyin: Zhōu Jiǎn Wáng), personal name Ji Yi, was the twenty-second king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the tenth of the Eastern Zhou.[2]
Family
Sons:
- Prince Xiexin (王子洩心; d. 545 BC), ruled as King Ling of Zhou from 571 to 545 BC
- A son (d. 545 BC) who was the progenitor of the Dan lineage and the father of Dan Kuo (儋括)
- Known as Dan Ji (儋季)
Ancestry
King Hui of Zhou (d. 652 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
King Xiang of Zhou (d. 619 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
Chen Gui of Chen | |||||||||||||||||||
King Qing of Zhou (d. 613 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
King Ding of Zhou (d. 586 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
King Jian of Zhou (d. 572 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
See also
Sources
- ^ Sima Qian: Records of the Grand Historian
- ^ Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy, ed. (1999), The Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press
King Jian of Zhou Died: 572 BC | ||
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Preceded by | King of China 585–572 BC | Succeeded by |
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