King Zhuang of Zhou (died 682 BC) (Chinese: 周莊王; pinyin: Zhōu Zhuāng Wáng), personal name Ji Tuo, was a king of China's Zhou dynasty.[1] He succeeded his father, King Huan, and was in turn succeeded by his son, King Xi.[2] His younger son was Prince Tui.
King Zhuang of Zhou 周莊王 | |||||||||
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King of the Zhou dynasty | |||||||||
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 | Ji | ||||||||
Dynasty | Zhou (Eastern Zhou) | ||||||||
Father | King Huan of Zhou |
Family
editConcubines:
- 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
editKing Ping of Zhou (d. 720 BC) | |||||||||||||||
Xiefu | |||||||||||||||
King Huan of Zhou (d. 697 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King Zhuang of Zhou (d. 682 BC) | |||||||||||||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Loewe, Michael; Shaughnessy, Edward L., eds. (1999). The Cambridge History of Ancient China: From the Origins of Civilization to 221 BC. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-47030-8.
- ^ Chinese Text Project, Rulers of the Zhou states – with links to their occurrences in pre-Qin and Han texts.