King Dao of Zhou 周悼王 | |
Succession: | King of the Zhou dynasty |
Reign: | 520 BC |
Predecessor: | King Jĭng of Zhou |
Successor: | King Jìng of Zhou |
Full Name: | Ancestral name Jī (姬) |
House: | Ji |
Dynasty: | Zhou (Eastern Zhou) |
Death Date: | 520 BC |
Posthumous Name: | King Dao (悼王) |
Father: | King Jĭng of Zhou |
King Dao of Zhou (; died 520 BC), personal name Ji Meng, was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.[1] [2] [3]
Dao succeeded his father, King Jǐng. After a reign of less than a year, he was killed by his brother Prince Chao (朝). Following King Dao's death, the throne passed to another of his brother, King Jìng.