King Li of Zhou

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Family name	Ji (姬 jī) in Chinese
Given name	Hu (胡 hú) in Chinese
Era name	none
Father	King Yi of Zhou (Ji Xie)
Mother	unknown
Wife	unknown
Children	King Xuan of Zhou
Approximate duration of reign	878 BC-828 BC
Tomb	unknown
Temple name	unknown
Courtesy name	unknown
Posthumous name	Li 厉/厲 (pinyin lì), literary meaning: "stern"

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King Li of Zhou (d. 828 BC) (Simplified Chinese: 周厉王; Traditional Chinese: 周厲王; pinyin:Zhōu Lìwáng) was the tenth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.

King Li was a corrupt and decadent king. To pay for his pleasures and vices, King Li raised taxes and caused misery among his subjects. He made a new law that allowed him to punish anyone who dared to speak against himself by death. King Li's bad rule soon forced many peasants and soldiers into revolt, and Li was forced into hiding. His son was taken by one of King Li's ministers and hidden. The angry mob couldn't find the prince and soon dispersed.

The officials elected Gong Bo He as regent, and Gong Bo He ruled for two years before the prince was revealed as the heir to the throne.