King An of Zhou
Appearance
King An of Zhou 周安王 | |||||||||
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King of the Zhou dynasty | |||||||||
Reign | 401–376 BC | ||||||||
Predecessor | King Weilie of Zhou | ||||||||
Successor | King Lie of Zhou | ||||||||
Died | 376 BC | ||||||||
Issue | King Lie of Zhou King Xian of Zhou | ||||||||
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House | Ji | ||||||||
Dynasty | Zhou (Eastern Zhou) | ||||||||
Father | King Weilie of Zhou |
King An of Zhou | |||||||||
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Posthumous name | |||||||||
Chinese | 周安王 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | The Peaceful King of Zhou | ||||||||
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King An of Zhou (Chinese: 周安王; pinyin: Zhōu Ān Wáng), personal name Ji Jiao, was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.[1][2]
He succeeded his father King Weilie[3] to the Eastern Zhou throne in 401 BC and reigned until his death in 376 BC.[4] After he died, the throne passed to his son, King Lie.[5] His other son was King Xian.[6]
Family
[edit]Sons:
- Prince Xi (王子喜; d. 369 BC), ruled as King Lie of Zhou from 375–369 BC
- Prince Bian (王子扁; d. 321 BC), ruled as King Xian of Zhou from 368–321 BC
Ancestry
[edit]King Zhending of Zhou (d. 441 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King Kao of Zhou (d. 426 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King Weilie of Zhou (d. 402 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King An of Zhou (d. 376 BC) | |||||||||||||||
See also
[edit]Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors
References
[edit]- ^ Sử ký Tư Mã Thiên những điều chưa biết - Chu bản kỷ, Bùi Hạnh Cẩn - Việt Anh dịch (2005), NXB Văn hoá thông tin
- ^ Phương Thi Danh (2001), Niên biểu lịch sử Trung Quốc
- ^ Chinese Text Project, Rulers of the Zhou states – with links to their occurrences in pre-Qin and Han texts.
- ^ King An of Zhou (ruled 401 BC-376 BC)
- ^ Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
- ^ Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy, ed. (1999), The Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press, p. 25