King Kang of Zhou 周康王 | |
Succession: | King of the Zhou dynasty |
Reign: | 1020/05–996/78 BC |
Predecessor: | King Cheng of Zhou |
Successor: | King Zhao of Zhou |
Full Name: | Ancestral name Jī (姬) |
House: | Ji |
Dynasty: | Zhou (Western Zhou) |
Birth Name: | Ji Zhao (姬釗) |
Death Date: | 996/78 BC |
Posthumous Name: | King Kang (康王) |
Father: | King Cheng of Zhou |
Mother: | Wang Si |
Spouse: | Wang Jiang |
Issue: | King Zhao of Zhou |
King Kang of Zhou (; died 996/78 BC), personal name Ji Zhao, was the third king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty. He was a son of his predecessor, King Cheng. The dates of his reign are 1020–996 BC or 1005–978 BC.[1]
King Kang followed his father's policy and expanded the Zhou territory in the north and west.[2] He also repressed a rebellion in the east. Life prospered in the Zhou dynasty under King Kang's rule.
His was succeeded by his son, King Zhao.[3]
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