King Yuan of Zhou 周元王 | |||||
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King of China | |||||
Reign | 476–469 BC | ||||
Predecessor | King Jìng of Zhou | ||||
Successor | King Zhending of Zhou | ||||
Died | 469 BC | ||||
Issue | King Zhending of Zhou | ||||
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House | Zhou dynasty | ||||
Father | King Jìng of Zhou[1] |
King Yuan of Zhou | |||||||||
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Chinese | 周元王 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | The Primal King of Zhou | ||||||||
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King Yuan of Zhou (Chinese: 周元王; pinyin: Zhōu Yuán Wáng,[2]) personal name Ji Ren, was the twenty-seventh king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the fifteenth of Eastern Zhou.[3] He ruled from 476 BC to 469 BC. He was succeeded by his son, Prince Jie (王子介), who ruled as King Zhending of Zhou from 468 BC to 441 BC.
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