King Weilie of Zhou

King Weilie of Zhou (Chinese: 周威烈王; pinyin: Zhōu Wēiliè Wáng), personal name Jī Wǔ, was the thirty-second king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the twentieth of Eastern Zhou.

King Weilie of Zhou
周威烈王
King of China
Reign425–402 BC
PredecessorKing Kao of Zhou
SuccessorKing An of Zhou
Died402 BC
IssueKing An of Zhou
Full name
Ancestral name: Jī (姬)
Given name: Wǔ (午)
HouseZhou Dynasty
FatherKing Kao of Zhou

His reign started in 425 BC, after his father King Kao of Zhou had died.[1]

He officially established three breakaway provinces of Jin (Hán, Wèi and Zhào) as feudal states, to act as a buffer between his royal domain and Qin (nominally one of his subjects).[2]

King Weilie fathered his successor King An of Zhou.[3]

Family
  • Parents:
  • Sons:
    • Prince Jiao (王子驕; d. 376 BC), ruled as King An of Zhou from 401–376 BC
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See also
  1. Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

References
  1. Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
  2. ZHOU GENEALOGY (Warring States Period)
  3. The Cambridge history of ancient China: from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. Written by Michael Loewe.
King Weilie of Zhou
Zhou Dynasty
 Died: 402 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by
King Kao of Zhou		 King of China
425–402 BC		 Succeeded by
King An of Zhou


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