King Kuang of Zhou

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King K’uang of Zhou
周匡王
King of China
Reign 612–607 BC
Predecessor King Qing of Zhou
Successor King Ding of Zhou
Full name
Ancestral name: Jī (姬)
Given name: Bān (班)
House Zhou Dynasty
Father King Qing of Zhou[1]
Died 607 BC

King Kuang of Zhou (Chinese: 周匡王; pinyin: Zhōu Kuāng Wáng), or King K’uang of Chou, was the twentieth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the eighth of Eastern Zhou.

He was born as Prince Bān. His surname was Jī.[2]

King Kuang’s father was King Qing of Zhou.[3] Kuang was succeeded by his brother King Ding of Zhou.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Mirroring the past: the writing and use of history in imperial China by Qingjia Edward Wang. University of Hawaii Press.
  2. ↑ Trình Doãn Thắng, Ngô Trâu Cương, Thái Thành (1998), Cố sự Quỳnh Lâm, NXB Thanh Hoá
  3. ↑ Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
  4. ↑ Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
King Kuang of Zhou
Died: 607 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by
King Qing of Zhou		 King of China
612–607 BC 		Succeeded by
King Ding of Zhou
Kings of the Zhou Dynasty
Western Zhou
Eastern Zhou
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
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