King Weilie of Zhou 周威烈王 | |
Succession: | King of the Zhou dynasty |
Reign: | 425–402 BC |
Predecessor: | King Kao of Zhou |
Successor: | King An of Zhou |
Full Name: | Ancestral name Jī (姬) |
House: | Ji |
Dynasty: | Zhou (Eastern Zhou) |
Death Date: | 402 BC |
Posthumous Name: | King Weilie (威烈王) |
Father: | King Kao of Zhou |
Issue: | King An of Zhou |
King Weilie of Zhou, personal name Ji Wu, was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.
His reign started in 425 BC, after his father King Kao had died and lasted until his death in 402 BC.[1]
During King Weilie's reign, he created Han, Wei and Zhao as feudal states separate from Jin, to act as a buffer between his royal domain and Qin (nominally one of his subject states).[2]
King Weilie was succeeded by his son, King An.
Sons:
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