King Shenjing of Zhou explained

King Shenjing of Zhou
周慎靚王
Succession:King of China
Reign:320–315 BC
Predecessor:King Xian of Zhou
Successor:King Nan of Zhou
Full Name:Ancestral name

(姬)
Given name: Dìng (定)

House:Zhou dynasty
Death Date:315 BC
Father:King Xian of Zhou
Issue:King Nan of Zhou

King Shenjing of Zhou, personal name Jī Dìng, was the thirty-sixth king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the twenty-fourth of the Eastern Zhou.[1]

He was a son of his predecessor, King Xian of Zhou and thus nephew of King Lie;[2] his paternal grandfather was King An of Zhou.[3] He reigned from 320 BC until his death in 315 BC.

Shenjing fathered his successor, King Nan of Zhou, who went on to have a very long reign.[4]

Family

Sons:

See also

Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

Notes and References

  1. Trình Doãn Thắng, Ngô Trâu Cương, Thái Thành (1998), Cố sự Quỳnh Lâm
  2. Zen Baggage: A Pilgrimage to China by Bill Porter
  3. Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
  4. Pines, Envisioning Eternal Empire, 2009:238-9.