King Ding of Zhou
King Ding of Zhou (Chinese: 周定王; pinyin: Zhōu Dìng Wáng), personal name Ji Yu, was the twenty-first king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the ninth of Eastern Zhou.[1] He was a son of King Qing of Zhou and brother of King Kuang of Zhou.[2]
King Ding of Zhou 周定王 | |||||
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King of China | |||||
Reign | 606–586 BC | ||||
Predecessor | King Kuang of Zhou | ||||
Successor | King Jian of Zhou | ||||
Died | 586 BC | ||||
Spouse | Queen Ding of Zhou | ||||
Issue | King Jian of Zhou | ||||
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House | Zhou Dynasty | ||||
Father | King Qing of Zhou |
He sent an official named Wangsun Man to present gifts to the Chu army.[3] He met Prince Zhuang.[4][5]
Family
Queens:
- 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:
- Prince Yi (王子夷; d. 572 BC), ruled as King Jian of Zhou from 585–572 BC
Ancestry
King Xi of Zhou (d. 677 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
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
- Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors
Sources
- Sima Qian: Records of the Grand Historian
- 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.
- Wen Fong: The Great Bronze Age of China: An Exhibition from the People's Republic of China. New York, 1980.
- Chinese bronzes: ferocious beauty by Wangheng Chen. Singapore. Page 140.
- Constance A. Cook: Defining Chu: Image And Reality In Ancient China
King Ding of Zhou Died: 586 BC | ||
Regnal titles | ||
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Preceded by King Kuang of Zhou |
King of China 606–586 BC |
Succeeded by King Jian of Zhou |
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