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King Zhending of Zhou
周貞定王
King of China
Reign 468–441 BC
Predecessor King Yuan of Zhou
Successor King Ai of Zhou
Died 441 BC
Issue King Ai of Zhou
King Si of Zhou
King Kao of Zhou
Duke Huan of Western Zhou
Full name
Ancestral name: Jī (姬)
Given name: Jiè (介)
House Zhou dynasty
Father King Yuan of Zhou
King Zhending of Zhou
Posthumous name
Chinese
Literal meaning The Chaste and Calm King of Zhou
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Zhōu Zhēndìng Wáng
Wade–Giles Chou Chēndìng-wang
King Chēndìng of Chou

King Zhending of Zhou (Chinese: 周貞定王; pinyin: Zhōu Zhēndìng Wáng), personal name Ji Jie, was the twenty-eighth king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the sixteenth of Eastern Zhou. He ruled between 468 BC and 441 BC.

Family

King Zhending had four sons:

  • First son, Prince Quji (王子去疾; d. 441 BC), ruled as King Ai of Zhou in 441 BC
  • Prince Shuxi (王子叔襲; d. 441 BC), ruled as King Si of Zhou in 441 BC
  • Prince Wei (王子嵬; d. 426 BC), ruled as King Kao of Zhou from 440 to 426 BC
  • Prince Jie (王子揭; d. 415 BC), ruled as Duke Huan of Western Zhou (西周桓公) from 440 to 415 BC

See also

  1. Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

Sources

King Zhending of Zhou
Died: 441 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by
King Yuan of Zhou
King of China
468–441 BC
Succeeded by
King Ai of Zhou
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