King Zhuang of Zhou
Appearance
King Zhuang of Zhou 周莊王 | |||||
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King of China | |||||
Reign | 696–682 BC | ||||
Predecessor | King Huan of Zhou | ||||
Successor | King Xi of Zhou | ||||
Died | 682 BC | ||||
Spouse | Yao Ji | ||||
Issue | King Xi of Zhou Prince Tui | ||||
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House | Zhou dynasty | ||||
Father | King Huan of Zhou |
King Zhuang of Zhou (died 682 BC) (Chinese: 周莊王; pinyin: Zhōu Zhuāng Wáng), personal name Ji Tuo, was the fifteenth king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty[1] and the third of the Eastern Zhou. He ruled 696–682 BC as a successor of his father, King Huan of Zhou. He was later succeeded by his son, King Xi of Zhou, in 682 BC.[2] His younger son was Prince Tui.
Family
[edit]Concubines:
- Yao Ji, of the Yao clan (姚姬 姚姓), the mother of Prince Tui
Sons:
- First son, Prince Huqi (王子胡齊; d. 677 BC), ruled as King Xi of Zhou from 681–677 BC
- Prince Tui (王子頹; 696–673 BC), claimed the throne of Zhou from 675–673 BC
Ancestry
[edit]King Ping of Zhou (d. 720 BC) | |||||||||||||||
Xiefu | |||||||||||||||
King Huan of Zhou (d. 697 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King Zhuang of Zhou (d. 682 BC) | |||||||||||||||
See also
[edit]Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors
Notes
[edit]- ^ Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy, ed. (1999), The Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press
- ^ Chinese Text Project, Rulers of the Zhou states – with links to their occurrences in pre-Qin and Han texts.