King Weilie of Zhou
| King Weilie of Zhou 周威烈王 | |||||
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| King of China | |||||
| Reign | 425–402 BC | ||||
| Predecessor | King Kao of Zhou | ||||
| Successor | King An of Zhou | ||||
| Issue | King An of Zhou | ||||
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| House | Zhou Dynasty | ||||
| Father | King Kao of Zhou | ||||
| Died | 402 BC | ||||
King Weilie of Zhou (Chinese: 周威烈王; pinyin: Zhōu Wēiliè Wáng), or King Weilieh of Chou, was the thirty-first king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the nineteenth of Eastern Zhou. His given name was Wǔ, but his surname was Jī.
His reign started in 425 BC, after his father King Kao of Zhou had died.[1]
He officially established three breakaway provinces of Jin (Hán, Wèi and Zhào) as feudal states, to act as a buffer between his royal domain and Qin (nominally one of his subjects).[2]
King Weilie fathered his successor King An of Zhou.[3]
References
- ↑ Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
- ↑ ZHOU GENEALOGY (Warring States Period)
- ↑ The Cambridge history of ancient China: from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. Written by Michael Loewe.
| King Weilie of Zhou Zhou Dynasty Died: 402 BC | ||
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| Preceded by King Kao of Zhou |
King of China 425–402 BC |
Succeeded by King An of Zhou |
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