King Huan of Zhou

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King Huan of Zhou
周桓王
King of China
Reign719–697 BC
PredecessorKing Ping of Zhou
SuccessorKing Zhuang of Zhou[1]
Died697 BC
SpouseJi Ji Jiang
IssueKing Zhuang of Zhou
Zhou Wang Ji
Names
Ancestral name: (姬)
Given name: Lín (林)
HouseZhou Dynasty
FatherCrown 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 (