King Huan of Zhou
King Huan of Zhou 周桓王 | |||||
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King of China | |||||
Reign | 719–697 BC | ||||
Predecessor | King Ping of Zhou | ||||
Successor | King Zhuang of Zhou[1] | ||||
Died | 697 BC | ||||
Spouse | Ji Ji Jiang | ||||
Issue | King Zhuang of Zhou Zhou Wang Ji | ||||
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House | Zhou Dynasty | ||||
Father | Crown Prince Xiefu |
King Huan of Zhou (Chinese: 周桓王; pinyin: Zhōu Húan Wáng; Wade–Giles: Chou Huan Wang; died 697 BC), personal name Jī Lín (姬林),[2] was the fourteenth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty[3][4] and the second of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770–256 BC).
King Huan’s father was King Ping's son, Crown Prince Xiefu. Huan succeeded his grandfather in 719 BC.[5]
The son and successor of Huan was King Zhuang of Zhou.
In 707 BC, the royal forces were defeated in the Battle of Xuge (