King Cheng of Zhou 周成王 | |
Succession: | King of the Zhou dynasty |
Reign: | 1042–1021 BCE |
Predecessor: | King Wu of Zhou[1] [2] |
Regent: | Ji Dan |
Successor: | King Kang of Zhou |
Full Name: | Ancestral name Jī (姬) |
House: | Ji |
Dynasty: | Zhou (Western Zhou)[3] |
Birth Date: | 1055 BC |
Death Date: | 1021 BC |
Posthumous Name: | King Cheng (成王) |
Father: | King Wu of Zhou |
Mother: | Yi Jiang |
Spouse: | Wang Si |
Issue: | King Kang of Zhou |
King Cheng of Zhou (; 1055–1021 BC), personal name Ji Song, was the second king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty. The dates of his reign are 1042–1021 BCE or 1042/35–1006 BCE.[4] Ji Dan, Duke of Zhou served as regent during his minority. His parents were King Wu of Zhou and Queen Yi Jiang.[5]
King Cheng was young when he ascended the throne. His uncle the Duke of Zhou, fearing that Shang forces might rise again under the possible weak rule of a young ruler, became the regent and supervised government affairs for several years. Duke of Zhou established the eastern capital at Luoyang and later defeated a rebellion by Cheng's uncles[6] the Three Guards Cai Shu, Guan Shu and Huo Shu.[7] [8]
King Cheng later stabilized the Zhou dynasty's border by defeating several barbarian tribes along with the Duke of Zhou.
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