King Jian of Zhou

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King Jian of Zhou 周簡王
King of China
Reign	585–572 BC
Predecessor	King Ding of Zhou
Successor	King Ling of Zhou

Issue
King Ling of Zhou
Full name
Ancestral name: Jī (姬) Given name: Yí (夷)
House	Zhou Dynasty
Father	King Ding of Zhou^[1]
Died	572 BC

King Jian of Zhou (Chinese: 周簡王; pinyin: Zhōu Jiǎn Wáng), or King Chien of Chou, was the twenty-second king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the tenth of Eastern Zhou.^[2]

Sources

↑ Sima Qian: Records of the Grand Historian
↑ Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy: The Cambridge history of ancient China: from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. The Cambridge History of Ancient China provides a survey of the institutional and cultural history of pre-imperial China.

Regnal titles
King Jian of Zhou Zhou Dynasty Died: 572 BC
Preceded by King Ding of Zhou	King of China 585–572 BC	Succeeded by King Ling of Zhou

v t e Kings of the Zhou Dynasty

Western Zhou	King Wu King Cheng King Kang King Zhao King Mu King Gong King Yì King Xiao King Yí King Li Gonghe Regency King Xuan King You

Eastern Zhou	King Ping King Huan King Zhuang King Xi King Hui King Xiang King Qing King Kuang King Ding King Jian King Ling King Jĭng King Dao King Jìng King Yuan King Zhending King Ai King Si King Kao King Weilie King An King Lie King Xian King Shenjing King Nan

Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors → Xia → Shang → Zhou → Qin → Han → Three Kingdoms → Jìn (265-420) / Sixteen Kingdoms → Southern Dynasties / Yuan Wei - Northern Qi - Northern Zhou → Sui → Tang → Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms - Liao / Song / Western Xia / Jīn (1115-1234) → Yuan → Ming → Qing → ROC / PRC

Persondata
Name	King Jian of Zhou
Alternative names
Short description	King of Zhou Dynasty China
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	572 BC
Place of death

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