| 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.
He succeeded his father King Weilie to the Eastern Zhou throne in 401 BC and reigned until his death in 376 BC. After he died, the throne passed to his son, King Lie. His other son was King Xian.
Family
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
| 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
Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors
References
- 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
| King An of Zhou Zhou dynasty Died: 376 BC | ||
| Regnal titles | ||
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| Preceded byKing Weilie of Zhou | King of China 401–376 BC |
Succeeded byKing Lie 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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