King Shenjing of Zhou
Appearance
King Shenjing of Zhou 周慎靚王 | |||||
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King of China | |||||
Reign | 320–315 BC | ||||
Predecessor | King Xian of Zhou | ||||
Successor | King Nan of Zhou | ||||
Died | 315 BC | ||||
Issue | King Nan of Zhou | ||||
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House | Zhou Dynasty | ||||
Father | King Xian of Zhou |
King Shenjing of Zhou (Chinese: 周慎靚王; pinyin: Zhōu Shènjìng Wáng), or King Shenching of Chou, was the thirty-sixth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the twenty-fourth of Eastern Zhou.[1]
His personal name was Dìng, whilst his ancestral name was Jī. He is commonly known as King Shenjing; this was actually his posthumous name. It means "prudent and tranquil".
He was a son of his predecessor, King Xian of Zhou[2] and thus nephew of King Lie;[3] his paternal grandfather was King An of Zhou.[4]
Shenjing fathered his successor, King Nan of Zhou, who had a very long reign.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Trình Doãn Thắng, Ngô Trâu Cương, Thái Thành (1998), Cố sự Quỳnh Lâm
- ^ The Cambridge history of ancient China: from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. Written by Michael Loewe.
- ^ Zen Baggage: A Pilgrimage to China by Bill Porter
- ^ Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
- ^ Pines, Envisioning Eternal Empire, 2009:238-9.