| King Cheng of Zhou 周成王 | |||||||||
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 Posthumous depiction from the Qing dynasty | |||||||||
| King of the Zhou dynasty | |||||||||
| Reign | 1042–1021 BCE | ||||||||
| Predecessor | King Wu of Zhou | ||||||||
| Successor | King Kang of Zhou | ||||||||
| Regent | Ji Dan | ||||||||
| Born | 1055 BC | ||||||||
| Died | 1021 BC | ||||||||
| Spouse | Wang Si | ||||||||
| Issue | King Kang of Zhou | ||||||||
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| House | Ji | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Zhou (Western Zhou) | ||||||||
| Father | King Wu of Zhou | ||||||||
| Mother | Yi Jiang | ||||||||
| King Cheng of Zhou | |||||||||
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| Posthumous name | |||||||||
| Chinese | 周成王 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | The Accomplished King of Zhou The Successful King of Zhou | ||||||||
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King Cheng of Zhou (Chinese: 周成王; pinyin: Zhōu Chéng Wáng; Wade–Giles: Chou Ch‘êng Wang; 1055–1021 BC), personal name Ji Song, was the second king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty. The dates of his reign are 1042–1021 BCE or 1042/35–1006 BCE. Ji Dan, Duke of Zhou served as regent during his minority. His parents were King Wu of Zhou and Queen Yi Jiang.
Life
King Cheng was young when he ascended the throne. His uncle the Duke of Zhou, fearing that Shang forces might rise again under the possible weak rule of a young ruler, became the regent and supervised government affairs for several years. Duke of Zhou established the eastern capital at Luoyang and later defeated a rebellion by Cheng's uncles the Three Guards Cai Shu, Guan Shu and Huo Shu.
King Cheng later stabilized the Zhou dynasty's border by defeating several barbarian tribes along with the Duke of Zhou.
Family
Queens:
- Wang Si, of the Si clan (王姒 姒姓), the mother of Crown Prince Zhao
Sons:
- Crown Prince Zhao (太子釗; 1040–996 BC), ruled as King Kang of Zhou from 1020 to 996 BC
Ancestry
| King Ji of Zhou | |||||||||||||||
| King Wen of Zhou (1125–1051 BC) | |||||||||||||||
| Tai Ren of Zhi | |||||||||||||||
| King Wu of Zhou (d. 1043 BC) | |||||||||||||||
| Tai Si of Youshen | |||||||||||||||
| King Cheng of Zhou (1060–1020 BC) | |||||||||||||||
| Jiang Ziya | |||||||||||||||
| Yi Jiang of Qi | |||||||||||||||
See also
References
- Cutter, Robert Joe (1989), "Brocade and Blood: The Cockfight in Chinese and English Poetry", Journal of the American Oriental Society, 109 (1): 1–16, doi:10.2307/604332, JSTOR 604332
- Chin, Annping. (2007). The Authentic Confucius. Scribner. ISBN 0-7432-4618-7
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- Chin, Annping. (2007). The Authentic Confucius. Scrubner. ISBN 0-7432-4618-7
- Cambridge History of Ancient China.
- Book of Rites, Tan Gong I, 1. Accessed 4 Nov 2012.
- Edward L. Shaughnessy in Cambridge History of Ancient China, page 311.
- Confucius & Confucianism: The Essentials by Lee Dian Rainey
- Hucker, Charles O. (1978). China to 1850: a short history. Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-0958-0
| King Cheng of Zhou Zhou dynasty Died: 1021 BC | ||
| Regnal titles | ||
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| Preceded byKing Wu of Zhou | King of China 1042–1021 BC |
Succeeded byKing Kang of Zhou |
| Kings of the Zhou dynasty | ||
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| Predynastic Zhou | 周 | |
| Western Zhou | ||
| Eastern Zhou | ||
| Remnants at Eastern Zhou | ||
| Xia → Shang → Zhou → Qin → Han → 3 Kingdoms → Jìn / 16 Kingdoms → S. Dynasties / N. Dynasties → Sui → Tang → 5 Dynasties & 10 Kingdoms → Liao / Song / W. Xia / Jīn → Yuan → Ming → Qing → ROC / PRC | ||
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