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King Yuan of Zhou
周元王
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
Full name
Ancestral name: Jī (姬)
Given name: Rén (仁)
House Zhou dynasty
Father King Jìng of Zhou
King Yuan of Zhou
Posthumous name
Chinese
Literal meaning The Primal King of Zhou
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Zhōu Yuán Wáng
Wade–Giles Chou Yuán-wang
King Yuán of Chou

King Yuan of Zhou (Chinese: 周元王; pinyin: Zhōu Yuán Wáng,) personal name Ji Ren, was the twenty-seventh king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the fifteenth of Eastern Zhou. 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.

See also

  • Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

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King Yuan of Zhou
Died: 469 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by
King Jìng of Zhou
King of China
476–469 BC
Succeeded by
King Zhending of Zhou
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