King Ding of Zhou explained

King Ding of Zhou 周定王
Succession:	King of the Zhou dynasty
Reign:	606–586 BC
Predecessor:	King Kuang of Zhou
Successor:	King Jian of Zhou
Full Name:	Ancestral name Jī (姬) Given name: Yú (瑜)
House:	Ji
Dynasty:	Zhou (Eastern Zhou)
Death Date:	586 BC
Posthumous Name:	King Ding (定王)
Father:	King Qing of Zhou
Spouse:	Queen Ding of Zhou
Issue:	King Jian of Zhou

King Ding of Zhou, personal name Ji Yu, was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.^[1] He was a son of King Qing and brother of his predecessor, King Kuang.^[2]

He sent an official named Wangsun Man (王孫滿) to present gifts to the Chu army.^[3] He met King Zhuang of Chu.^{[4] [5]}

Family

Spouse:

• Queen Ding of Zhou, of the Jiang clan of Qi (Chinese: 周定後 姜姓), possibly a daughter of Duke Hui of Qi; married in 603 BC

Sons:

• Prince Yi (Chinese: 王子夷; d. 572 BC), ruled as King Jian of Zhou from 585 to 572 BC

See also

1. Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

Sources

1. [Sima Qian]
2. Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy: The Cambridge history of ancient China: from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. The Cambridge History of Ancient China provides a survey of the institutional and cultural history of pre-imperial China.
3. [Wen Fong]
4. Chinese bronzes: ferocious beauty by Wangheng Chen. Singapore. Page 140.
5. Constance A. Cook: Defining Chu: Image And Reality In Ancient China