King Xiang of Zhou
King Xiang of Zhou (died 619 BC), personal name Ji Zheng (Chinese: 姬郑), was the eighteenth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the sixth of the Eastern Zhou.[2] He was a successor of his father King Hui of Zhou.[3]
| King Xiang of Zhou 周襄王 | |||||
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| King of China | |||||
| Reign | 651–619 BC[1] | ||||
| Predecessor | King Hui of Zhou | ||||
| Successor | King Qing of Zhou | ||||
| Died | 619 BC | ||||
| Spouse | Queen Di | ||||
| Issue | King Qing of Zhou | ||||
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| House | Zhou Dynasty | ||||
| Father | King Hui of Zhou | ||||
| Mother | Queen Hui of Zhou | ||||
| Ji Zheng | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 姬鄭 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 姬郑 | ||||||||
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| Posthumous name | |||||||||
| Chinese | 周襄王 | ||||||||
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He married Lady of the Dí, but later dismissed her.[4]
In 635 he was driven from the capital[5] by his brother Dai and was restored by Duke Wen of Jin.[6][7]
After his death, his son King Qing of Zhou succeeded him.[8]
Family
- Parents:
- Prince Lang (王子閬; d. 652 BC), ruled as King Hui of Zhou from 676–652 BC
- Queen Hui of Zhou, of the Gui clan of Chen (周惠後 媯姓), known as Chen Gui (陳媯); possibly a daughter of Duke Xuan of Chen
- Queens:
- Queen Di, of the Kui clan of Di (翟後 隗姓), deposed
- Sons:
- Prince Renchen (王子壬臣; d. 613 BC), ruled as King Qing of Zhou from 618–613 BC
- Youngest son, the father of Prince Man (王孫滿), who rebuffed King Zhuang of Chu regarding the weight of the Nine Tripod Cauldrons
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See also
- Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors
References
- Cambridge History of ancient China
- Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
- The Cambridge history of ancient China: from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. Written by Michael Loewe.
- Family tree of Chinese kings
- Eastern Zhou Dynasty. "Just at that moment, King Xiang of Zhou was driven to exile by Prince Dai who colluded with the Di tribes. So he, in alliance with other dukes, defeated Prince Dai and brought King Xiang back to the capital Luoyi."
- Wars with the Xiongnu. Authors: Guang Sima and Joseph P. Yap. See this page for more details.
- Mirroring the past: the writing and use of history in imperial China by Qingjia Edward Wang. University of Hawaii Press.
- Trình Doãn Thắng, Ngô Trâu Cương, Thái Thành (1998), Cố sự Quỳnh Lâm, NXB Thanh Hoá
King Xiang of Zhou Zhou Dynasty Died: 619 BC | ||
| Regnal titles | ||
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| Preceded by King Hui of Zhou |
King of China 651–619 BC |
Succeeded by King Qing of Zhou |
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