| King Ai of Zhou 周哀王 | |||||
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| King of China | |||||
| Reign | 441 BC | ||||
| Predecessor | King Zhending of Zhou | ||||
| Successor | King Si of Zhou | ||||
| Died | 441 BC | ||||
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| House | Zhou dynasty | ||||
| Father | King Zhending of Zhou | ||||
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| Chinese | 周哀王 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | The Lamentable King of Zhou | ||||||||
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King Ai of Zhou (Chinese: 周哀王; pinyin: Zhōu Āi Wáng) personal name Ji Quji, was the twenty-ninth king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the seventeenth of Eastern Zhou. He was the eldest son of King Zhending of Zhou.[1]
He succeeded his father in 441 BC, but was killed by his younger brother, Prince Shuxi, after only three months on the throne.[2]
| King Jing of Zhou (d. 520 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
| King Jing of Zhou (d. 477 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
| King Yuan of Zhou (d. 469 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
| King Zhending of Zhou (d. 441 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
| King Ai of Zhou (d. 441 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||