King Ling of Zhou
| King Ling of Zhou 周靈王 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Text from Wu Zetian-era stele dedicated to Ji Jin (姬晉) | |||||
| King of China | |||||
| Reign | 571–545 BC | ||||
| Predecessor | King Jian of Zhou | ||||
| Successor | King Jing of Zhou (Gui) | ||||
| Issue |
Ji Jin King Jing of Zhou (Gui) | ||||
| |||||
| House | Zhou Dynasty | ||||
| Father | King Jian of Zhou | ||||
| Died | 545 BC | ||||
King Ling of Zhou (Chinese: 周靈王; pinyin: Zhōu Líng Wáng) was the twenty-third king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty[1] and the eleventh of Eastern Zhou.[2] He died in 545 BC.[3]
His tomb forms one of the earliest Chinese pyramids.[4]
In the twenty-first year of his reign, Confucius was born.[5]
His successor was his son King Jing of Zhou (Gui).
His other son was the Crown prince Ji Jin (姬晉).[6] Empress Wu Zetian claimed that her lover Zhang Changzong was a reincarnation of Ji Jin.
Notes
- ↑ 大成 (Great perfection: religion and ethnicity in a Chinese millennial kingdom = Da-Cheng) by Terry F. Kleeman. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 34°37′30″N 112°22′31″E / 34.6250°N 112.3753°E
- ↑ Shiqiu Liang and Dazun Chen: From a cottager's sketchbook/[Ya she xiao pin xuan ji/Liang Shiqiu zhu; Chen Dazun Ying yi]. See this page.
- ↑ Chunjiang Fu: Origins of Chinese names. See this page.
| King Ling of Zhou Zhou Dynasty Died: 545 BC | ||
| Regnal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by King Jian of Zhou |
King of China 571–545 BC |
Succeeded by King Jing of Zhou (Gui) |
| ||||||||||||||