King An of Zhou 周安王 | |||||
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King of China | |||||
Reign | 401–376 BC | ||||
Predecessor | King Weilie of Zhou | ||||
Successor | King Lie of Zhou | ||||
Died | 376 BC | ||||
Issue | King Lie of Zhou King Xian of Zhou | ||||
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House | Zhou dynasty | ||||
Father | King Weilie of Zhou |
King An of Zhou | |||||||||
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Chinese | 周安王 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | The Peaceful King of Zhou | ||||||||
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King An of Zhou (Chinese: 周安王; pinyin: Zhōu Ān Wáng), personal name Ji Jiao, was the thirty-third king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the twenty-first of the Eastern Zhou.[1][2]
He succeeded his father King Weilie of Zhou[3] on the throne of China in 401 BC and reigned until his death in 376 BC.[4] After he died, his son King Lie of Zhou ruled over China.[5] His other son was King Xian of Zhou.[6]
Sons:
King Zhending of Zhou (d. 441 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King Kao of Zhou (d. 426 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King Weilie of Zhou (d. 402 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King An of Zhou (d. 376 BC) | |||||||||||||||