King Ai of Zhou
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King Ai of Zhou 周哀王 | |||||
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King of China | |||||
Reign | 441 BC | ||||
Predecessor | King Zhending of Zhou | ||||
Successor | King Si of Zhou | ||||
Died | 441 BC | ||||
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House | Zhou Dynasty | ||||
Father | King Zhending of Zhou |
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King Ai of Zhou (Chinese: 周哀王; pinyin: Zhōu Āi Wáng) was the twenty-eighth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the sixteenth of Eastern Zhou. He was the eldest son of King Zhending of Zhou.[1]
He succeeded his father in 441, but was killed by his younger brother after only three months on the throne.[2]
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