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King Gong of Zhou
周共王
King of China[1]
Reign922–900 BC
PredecessorKing Mu of Zhou[2]
SuccessorKing Yì of Zhou
Died900 BC
IssueKing Yì of Zhou[3]
Names
Ancestral name: (姬)
Given name: Yīhù (繄扈)
FatherKing Mu of Zhou[4]

Template:ChineseText King Gong of Zhou (Chinese: 周共王; pinyin: Zhōu Gòng Wáng or Chinese: 周恭王; pinyin: Zhōu Gōng Wáng) or King Kung of Chou was the sixth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.[5][6] Estimated dates of his reign are 922-900 BC or 917/15-900 (Cambridge History of Ancient China).

Although he is commonly known as Gong, this is actually his posthumous name. His given name was Yihu and his ancestral name was .

Sources

  1. ^ Cambridge History of Ancient China
  2. ^ Sima Qian. Records of the Grand Historian. Vol. 4.
  3. ^ Classical Chinese Literature: An Anthology of Translations by John Minford, Joseph S. M. Lau
  4. ^ Needham, Joseph (1986). Science and Civilization in China: Volume 2. Taipei: Caves Books Ltd.
  5. ^ Sources of Western Zhou History: Inscribed Bronze Vessels by Edward L. Shaughnessy
  6. ^ Sharing the Light: Representations of Women and Virtue in Early China by Lisa Ann Raphals. Gong is mentioned with one woman.
King Gong of Zhou
 Died: 900 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of China
922–900 BC
Succeeded by