King Jian of Zhou
周簡王
King of China
Reign585–572 BC
PredecessorKing Ding of Zhou
SuccessorKing Ling of Zhou
Died572 BC
IssueKing Ling of Zhou
Names
Ancestral name: Jī (姬)
Given name: Yí (夷)
HouseZhou dynasty
FatherKing Ding of Zhou[1]

King Jian of Zhou (Chinese: 周簡王; pinyin: Zhōu Jiǎn Wáng), personal name Ji Yi, was the twenty-second king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the tenth of the Eastern Zhou.[2]

Family

Sons:

Ancestry

King Hui of Zhou (d. 652 BC)
King Xiang of Zhou (d. 619 BC)
Chen Gui of Chen
King Qing of Zhou (d. 613 BC)
King Ding of Zhou (d. 586 BC)
King Jian of Zhou (d. 572 BC)

See also

Sources

  1. ^ Sima Qian: Records of the Grand Historian
  2. ^ Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy, ed. (1999), The Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press
King Jian of Zhou Zhou Dynasty Died: 572 BC Regnal titles Preceded byKing Ding of Zhou King of China 585–572 BC Succeeded byKing Ling of Zhou


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