King Ding of Zhou
King of the Zhou dynasty
King Ding of Zhou 周定王 | |||||||||
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King of the Zhou dynasty | |||||||||
Reign | 606–586 BC | ||||||||
Predecessor | King Kuang of Zhou | ||||||||
Successor | King Jian of Zhou | ||||||||
Died | 586 BC | ||||||||
Spouse | Queen Ding of Zhou | ||||||||
Issue | King Jian of Zhou | ||||||||
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House | Ji | ||||||||
Dynasty | Zhou (Eastern Zhou) | ||||||||
Father | King Qing of Zhou |
King Ding of Zhou (Chinese: 周定王; pinyin: Zhōu Dìng Wáng), personal name Ji Yu, was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.[1] He was a son of King Qing and brother of his predecessor, King Kuang.[2]
He sent an official named Wangsun Man (王孫滿) to present gifts to the Chu army.[3] He met King Zhuang of Chu.[4][5]
Family
Spouse:
- Queen Ding of Zhou, of the Jiang clan of Qi (周定後 姜姓), possibly a daughter of Duke Hui of Qi; married in 603 BC
Sons:
- Prince Yi (王子夷; d. 572 BC), ruled as King Jian of Zhou from 585 to 572 BC
Ancestry
King Hui of Zhou (d. 652 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King Xiang of Zhou (d. 619 BC) | |||||||||||||||
Chen Gui of Chen | |||||||||||||||
King Qing of Zhou (d. 613 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King Ding of Zhou (d. 586 BC) | |||||||||||||||
See also
Sources
- ^ Sima Qian: Records of the Grand Historian
- ^ Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy: The Cambridge history of ancient China: from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. The Cambridge History of Ancient China provides a survey of the institutional and cultural history of pre-imperial China.
- ^ Wen Fong: The Great Bronze Age of China: An Exhibition from the People's Republic of China. New York, 1980.
- ^ Chinese bronzes: ferocious beauty by Wangheng Chen. Singapore. Page 140[permanent dead link].
- ^ Constance A. Cook: Defining Chu: Image And Reality In Ancient China
King Ding of Zhou Died: 586 BC | ||
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Preceded by | King of China 606–586 BC | Succeeded by |
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