| King Cheng of Zhou 周成王 | |||||
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 Posthumous depiction from the Qing dynasty | |||||
| King of the Zhou dynasty[1] | |||||
| Reign | 1042–1021 BCE | ||||
| Predecessor | King Wu of Zhou[2][3] | ||||
| Successor | King Kang of Zhou | ||||
| Regent | Dan, Duke of Zhou | ||||
| Born | 1055 BC | ||||
| Died | 1021 BC | ||||
| Spouse | Wang Si | ||||
| Issue | King Kang of Zhou | ||||
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| House | Zhou dynasty[4] | ||||
| Father | King Wu of Zhou | ||||
| Mother | Yi Jiang | ||||
| King Cheng of Zhou | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 周成王 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | The Accomplished King of Zhou The Successful King of Zhou | ||||||||
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King Cheng of Zhou (Chinese: 周成王; pinyin: Zhōu Chéng Wáng; Wade–Giles: Chou1 Ch‘êng2 Wang2; 1055–1021 BC), was the second king of the Zhou dynasty. The dates of his reign are 1042–1021 BCE or 1042/35–1006 BCE.[5] His parents were King Wu of Zhou (周武王) and Queen Yi Jiang (邑姜).[6]
King Cheng was young when he ascended the throne. His uncle the Duke of Zhou, fearing that Shang forces might rise again under the possible weak rule of a young ruler, became the regent and supervised government affairs for several years. Duke of Zhou established the eastern capital at Luoyang and later defeated a rebellion by Cheng's uncles[7] the Three Guards Cai Shu, Guan Shu and Huo Shu.[8][9]
King Cheng later stabilized the Zhou dynasty's border by defeating several barbarian tribes along with the Duke of Zhou.
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| King Wen of Zhou (1125–1051 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| King Wu of Zhou (d. 1043 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tai Si of Youshen | |||||||||||||||||||
| King Cheng of Zhou (1060–1020 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Yi Jiang of Qi | |||||||||||||||||||