King Yuan of Zhou

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King Yuan of Zhou, (Chinese: 周元王; pinyin: zhōu yúan wáng; Wade-Giles: King Yüan of Chou) was the twenty-seventh sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the fifteenth of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

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Family name Ji (姬 jī) in Chinese
Given name Ren (仁 rén) in Chinese
Era name none
Father King Jing of Zhou (Ji Gai)
Mother unknown
Wife unknown
Children King Zhending of Zhou
Duration of reign 475 BC-469 BC
Tomb unknown
Temple name unknown
Courtesy name unknown
Posthumous name 元 (pinyin: yúan), literary meaning: "primary", "original" or "chief"


Preceded by
King Jing of Zhou (Ji Gai)
Zhou Dynasty Succeeded by
King Zhending of Zhou