King Jian of Zhou (ch.: 周簡王, pinyin zhōu jĭan wáng) or King Chien of Chou (wg) was the twenty-second sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the tenth of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
Family name | Ji (姬 jī) in Chinese |
Given name | Yi (夷 yí) in Chinese |
Era name | none |
Father | King Ding of Zhou |
Mother | unknown |
Wife | unknown |
Children | King Ling of Zhou |
Duration of reign | 585 BC – 572 BC |
Tomb | unknown |
Temple name | unknown |
Courtesy name | unknown |
Posthumous name | 簡 (pinyin jĭan), literary meaning: "concise" or "selected" |
Preceded by King Ding of Zhou |
Zhou Dynasty | Succeeded by King Ling of Zhou |