King Qing of Zhou

King Qing of Zhou (Chinese: 周頃王; pinyin: Zhōu Qĭng Wáng), personal name Jī Rénchén, was the nineteenth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the seventh of Eastern Zhou.

Not to be confused with King Qingxiang of Chu.
King Qing of Zhou
周頃王
King of China
Reign618–613 BC
PredecessorKing Xiang of Zhou
SuccessorKing Kuang of Zhou
Died613 BC[1]
IssueKing Kuang of Zhou
King Ding of Zhou
Duke Kang of Liu
Full name
Ancestral name: Jī (姬)
Given name: Rénchén (壬臣)
HouseZhou Dynasty
FatherKing Xiang of Zhou

The son of King Xiang of Zhou, he became king in 618 BC[2] after his father died.[3]

King Qing had two sons, Princes Bān and Yú. After King Qing died in 613 BC, Bān become King Kuang.[4]

Family
  • Parents:
  • Sons:
    • Prince Ban (王子班; d. 607 BC), ruled as King Kuang of Zhou from 612–607 BC
    • Prince Yu (王子瑜; d. 586 BC), ruled as King Ding of Zhou from 606–586 BC
    • Prince Jizi (王子季子; d. 544 BC), ruled as Duke Kang of Liu (劉康公) from 592–544 BC
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See also
  1. Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

References
  1. The Cambridge history of ancient China: from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. Written by Michael Loewe.
  2. Cambridge History of ancient China
  3. Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
  4. Trình Doãn Thắng, Ngô Trâu Cương, Thái Thành (1998), Cố sự Quỳnh Lâm, NXB Thanh Hoá
King Qing of Zhou
Zhou Dynasty
 Died: 613 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by
King Xiang of Zhou		 King of China
618–613 BC		 Succeeded by
King Kuang of Zhou


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