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]

King Ding of Zhou
周定王
King of the Zhou dynasty
Reign606–586 BC
PredecessorKing Kuang of Zhou
SuccessorKing Jian of Zhou
Died586 BC
SpouseQueen Ding of Zhou
IssueKing Jian of Zhou
Names
Ancestral name: (姬)
Given name: Yú (瑜)
Posthumous name
King Ding (定王)
HouseJi
DynastyZhou (Eastern Zhou)
FatherKing Qing of Zhou

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

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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:

Ancestry

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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

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  1. Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

Sources

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  1. ^ Sima Qian: Records of the Grand Historian
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Wen Fong: The Great Bronze Age of China: An Exhibition from the People's Republic of China. New York, 1980.
  4. ^ Chinese bronzes: ferocious beauty by Wangheng Chen. Singapore. Page 140[permanent dead link].
  5. ^ Constance A. Cook: Defining Chu: Image And Reality In Ancient China
King Ding of Zhou
 Died: 586 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of China
606–586 BC
Succeeded by