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King K’uang of Zhou
周匡王
King of China
Reign612–607 BC
PredecessorKing Qing of Zhou
SuccessorKing Ding of Zhou
Died607 BC
Names
Ancestral name: (姬)
Given name: Bān (班)
HouseZhou Dynasty
FatherKing Qing of Zhou[1]

King Kuang of Zhou (Chinese: 周匡王; pinyin: Zhōu Kuāng Wáng), personal name Jī Bān,[2] was the twentieth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the eighth of Eastern Zhou.

King Kuang's father was King Qing of Zhou.[3] Kuang was succeeded by his brother King Ding of Zhou.[4]

Family

  • Parents:
    • Prince Renchen (王子壬臣; d. 613 BC), ruled as King Qing of Zhou from 618–613 BC

See also

  1. Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

References

  1. ^ Mirroring the past: the writing and use of history in imperial China by Qingjia Edward Wang. University of Hawaii Press.
  2. ^ Trình Doãn Thắng, Ngô Trâu Cương, Thái Thành (1998), Cố sự Quỳnh Lâm, NXB Thanh Hoá
  3. ^ Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
  4. ^ Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
King Kuang of Zhou
 Died: 607 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of China
612–607 BC
Succeeded by