King Qing of Zhou

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King Qing of Zhou
周頃王
King of China
Reign618–613 BC
PredecessorKing Xiang of Zhou
SuccessorKing Kuang of Zhou
Died613 BC[1]
IssueKing Kuang of Zhou (周匡王)
King Ding of Zhou (周定王)
Duke Kang of Liu (劉康公)
Names
Ancestral name: (姬)
Given name: Rénchén (壬臣)
HouseZhou Dynasty
FatherKing Xiang of Zhou

King Qing of Zhou (Chinese: 周頃王; pinyin: Zhōu Qǐng Wáng), personal name Jī Rénchén, was the nineteenth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the seventh of the Eastern Zhou.

The son of King Xiang of Zhou, he became king in 618 BC[1] after his father died.[2]

King Qing had three sons, Princes Ban, Yu and Jizi. After King Qing died in 613 BC, Bān become King Kuang.[3]

Family[edit]

Sons:

Ancestry[edit]

King Zhuang of Zhou (d. 682 BC)
King Xi of Zhou (d. 677 BC)
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)

See also[edit]

Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy, ed. (1999), The Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press
  2. ^ Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
  3. ^ Trình Doãn Thắng, Ngô Trâu Cương, Thái Thành (1998), Cố sự Quỳnh Lâm, NXB Thanh Hoá

External links[edit]

King Qing of Zhou
 Died: 613 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of China
618–613 BC
Succeeded by