King Yuan of Zhou
| King Yuan of Zhou 周元王 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King of China | |||||
| Reign | 476–469 BC | ||||
| Predecessor | King Jìng of Zhou | ||||
| Successor | King Zhending of Zhou | ||||
| Died | 469 BC | ||||
| Issue | King Zhending of Zhou | ||||
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| House | Zhou Dynasty | ||||
| Father | King Jìng of Zhou[1] | ||||
King Yuan of Zhou (Chinese: 周元王; pinyin: Zhōu Yuán Wáng,[2]) personal name Ji Ren, was the twenty-seventh king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the fifteenth of Eastern Zhou.[3] His son was his successor, King Zhending of Zhou.
Family
- Parents:
- Prince Gai (王子匄; d. 477 BC), ruled as King Jìng of Zhou from 519–477 BC
- Sons:
- Prince Jie (王子介; d. 441 BC), ruled as King Zhending of Zhou from 468–441 BC
See also
Sources
- ^ A Journey Into China's Antiquity: Palaeolithic Age, Low Neolithic Age, Upper Neolithic Age, Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, Western Zhou Dynasty, Spring and Autumn Period
- ^ Xuetong Yan: Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power. The rise of China could be the most important political development of the twenty-first century. See this page.
- ^ Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
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