King Qing of Zhou

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Not to be confused with King Qingxiang of Chu.
King Qing of Zhou
周頃王
King of China
Reign618–613 BC
PredecessorKing Xiang of Zhou
SuccessorKing Kuang of Zhou
Died613 BC[1]
IssueKing Kuang of Zhou
King Ding of Zhou
Names
Ancestral name: Jī (姬)
Given name: Rénchén (壬臣)
HouseZhou Dynasty
FatherKing Xiang of Zhou
MotherLady of the Dí?

King Qing of Zhou (Chinese: 周頃王; pinyin: Zhōu Qĭng Wáng), or King Ch’ing of Chou, was the nineteenth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the seventh of Eastern Zhou.

He was fathered by King Xiang of Zhou as Prince Rénchén. He became King Qing in 618 BC,[2] after his father died.[3]

King Qing had two sons, Princes Bān and Yú. After King Qing died in 613 BC, Bān become King Kuang.[4]

See also

  1. Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

References

  1. ^ The Cambridge history of ancient China: from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. Written by Michael Loewe.
  2. ^ Cambridge History of ancient China
  3. ^ Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
  4. ^ Trình Doãn Thắng, Ngô Trâu Cương, Thái Thành (1998), Cố sự Quỳnh Lâm, NXB Thanh Hoá

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King Qing of Zhou
 Died: 613 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of China
618–613 BC 		Succeeded by


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