King Kao of Zhou
King Kao of Zhou (Chinese: 周考王; pinyin: Zhōu Kǎo Wáng), alternatively King Kaozhe of Zhou (周考哲王), personal name Jī Wéi, was the thirty first king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty[1] and the nineteenth of the Eastern Zhou. He reigned from 440 BC to 426 BC.[2]
| King Kao of Zhou 周考王 | |||||
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| King of China | |||||
| Reign | 440–426 BC | ||||
| Predecessor | King Si of Zhou | ||||
| Successor | King Weilie of Zhou | ||||
| Died | 426 BC | ||||
| Issue | King Weilie of Zhou | ||||
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| House | Zhou dynasty | ||||
| Father | King Zhending of Zhou | ||||
King Kao's father was King Zhending, son of the King Yuan of Zhou.[3] Kao fathered King Weilie of Zhou, whose reign started in 425 BC, after Kao's death.
His grandson was King An of Zhou.[4]
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 Kao of Zhou (d. 426 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- Phương Thi Danh (2001), Niên biểu lịch sử Trung Quốc
- Zen Baggage: A Pilgrimage to China by Bill Porter
- Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy, ed. (1999), The Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press
- Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
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