King Ai of Zhou
Zhou Dynasty king of China during 441 BC
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 |
King Ai 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]
Ancestry
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) | |||||||||||||||
See also
Sources
- ^ Sima Qian: Records of the Grand Historian
- ^ Family tree of Chinese kings
King Ai of Zhou Died: 441 BC | ||
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Preceded by | King of China 441 BC | Succeeded by |
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