King Ai of Zhou (Chinese: 周哀王; pinyin: Zhōu Āi Wáng) personal name Ji Quji, was a king of China's Zhou dynasty. He was the eldest son of King Zhending.[1]
King Ai of Zhou 周哀王 | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
King of the Zhou dynasty | |||||||||
Reign | 441 BC | ||||||||
Predecessor | King Zhending of Zhou | ||||||||
Successor | King Si of Zhou | ||||||||
Died | 441 BC | ||||||||
| |||||||||
House | Ji | ||||||||
Dynasty | Zhou (Eastern Zhou) | ||||||||
Father | King Zhending of Zhou |
King Ai of Zhou | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Posthumous name | |||||||||
Chinese | 周哀王 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | The Lamentable King of Zhou | ||||||||
|
He succeeded his father in 441 BC, but was killed by his younger brother, Shuxi (King Si), after only three months on the throne.[2]
Ancestry
editKing Jing of Zhou (d. 477 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King Yuan of Zhou (d. 469 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King Zhending of Zhou (d. 441 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King Ai of Zhou (d. 441 BC) | |||||||||||||||
See also
editSources
edit