King Ai of Zhou
King Ai of Zhou 周哀王 | |||||
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King of China | |||||
Reign | 441 BC | ||||
Predecessor | King Zhending of Zhou | ||||
Successor | King Si of Zhou | ||||
Died | 441 BC | ||||
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House | Zhou Dynasty | ||||
Father | King Zhending of Zhou |
King Ai of Zhou (Chinese: 周哀王; pinyin: Zhōu Āi Wáng) personal name Ji Quji, was the twenty-ninth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the seventeenth of Eastern Zhou. He was the eldest son of King Zhending of Zhou.[1]
He succeeded his father in 441, but was killed by his younger brother after only three months on the throne.[2]
Ancestry[]
King Jing of Zhou (d. 520 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
King Jing of Zhou (d. 477 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
King Yuan of Zhou (d. 469 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
King Zhending of Zhou (d. 441 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
King Ai of Zhou (d. 441 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
See also[]
- Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors
Sources[]
Categories:
- 441 BC deaths
- Zhou dynasty kings
- 5th-century BC Chinese monarchs
- Chinese history stubs
- Chinese royalty stubs