King Ding of Zhou
Appearance
King Ding of Zhou 周定王 | |||||
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King of China | |||||
Reign | 606–586 BC | ||||
Predecessor | King Kuang of Zhou | ||||
Successor | King Jian of Zhou | ||||
Died | 586 BC | ||||
Spouse | Queen Ding of Zhou | ||||
Issue | King Jian of Zhou | ||||
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House | Zhou Dynasty | ||||
Father | King Qing of Zhou |
King Ding of Zhou (Chinese: 周定王; pinyin: Zhōu Dìng Wáng), personal name Ji Yu, was the twenty-first king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the ninth of Eastern Zhou.[1] He was a son of King Qing of Zhou and brother of King Kuang of Zhou.[2]
He sent an official named Wangsun Man to present gifts to the Chu army.[3] He met Prince Zhuang.[4][5]
Family
- Parents:
- Prince Renchen (王子壬臣; d. 613 BC), ruled as King Qing of Zhou from 618–613 BC
- Queens:
- Queen Ding of Zhou, of the Jiang clan of Qi (周定後 姜姓), possibly a daughter of Duke Hui of Qi; married in 603 BC
- Sons:
- Prince Yi (王子夷; d. 572 BC), ruled as King Jian of Zhou from 585–572 BC
See also
Sources
- ^ Sima Qian: Records of the Grand Historian
- ^ Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy: The Cambridge history of ancient China: from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. The Cambridge History of Ancient China provides a survey of the institutional and cultural history of pre-imperial China.
- ^ Wen Fong: The Great Bronze Age of China: An Exhibition from the People's Republic of China. New York, 1980.
- ^ Chinese bronzes: ferocious beauty by Wangheng Chen. Singapore. Page 140.
- ^ Constance A. Cook: Defining Chu: Image And Reality In Ancient China