| Jìng 靜 |
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| King of Western Zhou | |
| Reign | 827 BC-782 BC |
| Predecessor | Gonghe Regency |
| Successor | King You |
| Spouse | Queen Qiang |
| Issue | |
| King You of Zhou | |
| Full name | |
| 姬 靜 Jī Jìng |
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| Posthumous name | |
| Xuān 宣 "proclaimed" or "perspicacious" |
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| House | House of Ji 姬 |
| Father | King Li of Zhou |
| Died | 782 BC |
King Xuan of Zhou (Chinese: 周宣王; pinyin: Zhōu Xūan Wáng) was the eleventh sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Estimated dates of his reign are 827-782 BC or 827/25-782 BC.[1] He worked to restore royal authority after the Gong He interregnum. He fought the 'Western Barbarians' (probably Xianyun) and another group on the Huai River to the southeast. In his ninth year he called a meeting of all the lords. Later he intervened militarily is succession struggles in the states of [Lu (state)|Lu]], Wey and Qi. Sima Qian says "from this time on, the many lords mostly rebelled against royal commands." He is said to have killed an innocent man called Dubo and was himself killed by an arrow fired by Dubo's ghost. His son, King You of Zhou was the last king of the Western Zhou.
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King Xuan of Zhou
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| Regnal titles | ||
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| Vacant
Regency
of Gonghe Title last held by
Li |
King of China 828 BC – 782 BC |
Succeeded by You |