King Xiao of Zhou (Chinese: 周孝王; pinyin: Zhōu Xìao Wáng), personal name Ji Bifang, was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.[2] Estimated dates of his reign are 891–886 BC or 872–866 BC.[3] He was a son of King Mu and brother of King Gong.[4][5]
| King Xiao of Zhou 周孝王 | |||||||||
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| King of the Zhou dynasty | |||||||||
| Reign | 891–886 BC | ||||||||
| Predecessor | King Yì of Zhou | ||||||||
| Successor | King Yí of Zhou | ||||||||
| Born | Ji Bifang | ||||||||
| Died | 886 BC | ||||||||
| Spouse | Wang Jing | ||||||||
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| House | Ji | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Zhou (Western Zhou) | ||||||||
| Father | King Mu of Zhou[1] | ||||||||
| King Xiao of Zhou | |||||||||
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| Posthumous name | |||||||||
| Chinese | 周孝王 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | The Filial King of Zhou | ||||||||
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His reign is poorly documented. He was preceded on the throne by his nephew King Yì of Zhou and followed by his nephew's son, King Yí of Zhou. Sima Qian wrote that the King Yí was "restored by the many lords". This hints at a usurpation, but the matter is not clear.[6][7]
Feizi was granted a small fief at Qin by King Xiao.[8] King Xiao learned of his reputation and put him in charge of breeding and training horses for the Zhou army. To reward his contributions, King Xiao wanted to make Feizi his father's legal heir instead of his half-brother Cheng.[9][10]
Family
editQueens:
- Wang Jing (王京)
Ancestry
edit| King Kang of Zhou (1040–996 BC) | |||||||||||||||
| King Zhao of Zhou (1027–977 BC) | |||||||||||||||
| Wang Jiang | |||||||||||||||
| King Mu of Zhou (992–922 BC) | |||||||||||||||
| Queen Fang | |||||||||||||||
| King Xiao of Zhou (d. 886 BC) | |||||||||||||||
See also
editSources
edit- ^ Sources of Western Zhou History: Inscribed Bronze Vessels by Edward L. Shaughnessy
- ^ Needham, Joseph (1986). Science and Civilization in China: Volume 2. Taipei: Caves Books Ltd.
- ^ Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy, ed. (1999), The Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press
- ^ Mathieu, Rémi. Le Mu Tianzi Zhuan. p. 198.
- ^ Nienhauser, "Origins of Chinese Literature," page 201
- ^ China: From Neolithic cultures through the Great Qing Empire 10,000 BCE-1799 CE by Harold M. Tanner
- ^ Sima Qian. Records of the Grand Historian. Vol. 4.
- ^ Li, Feng (2006). Landscape And Power In Early China. Cambridge University Press. Page 263. ISBN 978-0-521-85272-2.
- ^ Han, Zhaoqi (2010). Annals of Qin (in Chinese). Annotated Shiji. Zhonghua Book Company. Pages 345–346. ISBN 978-7-101-07272-3.
- ^ Li, Feng (2006). Landscape And Power In Early China. Cambridge University Press. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-521-85272-2.
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