King Yuan of Zhou
Zhou dynasty king of China from 476 to 469 BC
King Yuan of Zhou 周元王 | |||||||||
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King of the Zhou dynasty | |||||||||
Reign | 476–469 BC | ||||||||
Predecessor | King Jìng of Zhou | ||||||||
Successor | King Zhending of Zhou | ||||||||
Died | 469 BC | ||||||||
Issue | King Zhending of Zhou | ||||||||
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House | Ji | ||||||||
Dynasty | Zhou (Eastern Zhou) | ||||||||
Father | King Jìng of Zhou[1] |
King Yuan of Zhou | |||||||||
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Chinese | 周元王 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | The Primal King of Zhou | ||||||||
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King Yuan of Zhou (Chinese: 周元王; pinyin: Zhōu Yuán Wáng[2]), personal name Ji Ren, was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.[3] He ruled from 476 BC to 469 BC. He was succeeded by his son, King Zhending.
Ancestry
King Ling of Zhou (d. 545 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King Jing of Zhou (d. 520 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King Jing of Zhou (d. 477 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King Yuan of Zhou (d. 469 BC) | |||||||||||||||
See also
Sources
- ^ A Journey Into China's Antiquity: Palaeolithic Age, Low Neolithic Age, Upper Neolithic Age, Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, Western Zhou Dynasty, Spring and Autumn Period
- ^ Xuetong Yan: Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power. The rise of China could be the most important political development of the twenty-first century. See this page.
- ^ Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
King Yuan of Zhou Died: 469 BC | ||
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Preceded by King Jìng of Zhou | King of China 476–469 BC | Succeeded by |
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