King Xi of Zhou

King Xi of Zhou (died 677 BC) (Chinese: 周僖王; pinyin: Zhōu Xī Wáng), personal name Jī Húqí, was the sixteenth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the fourth of Eastern Zhou.[1]

King Xi of Zhou
周僖王
King of China
Reign681–677 BC
PredecessorKing Zhuang of Zhou
SuccessorKing Hui of Zhou
Died677 BC
IssueKing Hui of Zhou
Duke Wen of Wangshu
Full name
Ancestral name: Jī (姬)
Given name: Húqí (胡齊)
FatherKing Zhuang of Zhou

He was a successor of his father King Zhuang of Zhou,[2] and was succeeded by his son, King Hui of Zhou.

By his time China had dissolved into a multitude of states, only nominally subject to the king, who was no longer even the most powerful figure in China (that was Duke Huán of the State of Qí).[3]

Family
  • Parents:
  • Sons:
    • Prince Lang (王子閬; d. 652 BC), ruled as King Hui of Zhou from 676–652 BC
    • Prince Hu (王子虎; d. 624 BC), ruled as Duke Wen of Wangshu (王叔文公) until 624 BC
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See also
  1. Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

Notes
  1. Cambridge History of ancient China
  2. Trình Doãn Thắng, Ngô Trâu Cương, Thái Thành (1998), Cố sự Quỳnh Lâm, NXB Thanh Hoá
  3. ZHOU GENEALOGY (Warring States Period)
King Xi of Zhou
Zhou Dynasty
 Died: 677 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by
King Zhuang of Zhou		 King of China
681–677 BC		 Succeeded by
King Hui of Zhou


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