King Gong of Zhou

King Gong of Zhou (ch 周共王 zhōu gōng wáng) or King Kung of Chou was the sixth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Estimated dates of his reign are 922-900 BC or 917/15-900 (Cambridge History of Ancient China).

King Mu is portrayed in the core chapters of the Mu Tianzi zhuan (ca 4 c. BC) as travelling to the distant west in order to collect tribute. The description, purely fictional, is created to parallel the Yu gong (Lewis, The Construction of Space, p.258).

Personal information

Family name Ji (姬 jī) in Chinese
Given name Yihu (繄扈 yī hù) in Chinese
Era name none
Father King Mo of Zhou
Mother Taisi
Wife unknown
Children King Yi of Zhou (Ji Jian)
Approximate duration of reign 922 - 900 BC
Tomb unknown
Temple name unknown
Courtesy name unknown
Posthumous name Gong 共 (pinyin gōng), literary meaning: "communal"
King Gong of Zhou
Preceded by
Mu
King of China
922 BC – 900 BC
Succeeded by
Yi