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King Kao of Zhou

King Kao of Zhou
周考王
King of China
Reign440–426 BC
PredecessorKing Si of Zhou
SuccessorKing Weilie of Zhou
Died426 BC
IssueKing Weilie of Zhou
Full name
Ancestral name: (姬)
Given name: Wéi (嵬)
HouseZhou Dynasty
FatherKing Zhending of Zhou

King Kao of Zhou (Chinese: 周考王; pinyin: Zhōu Kǎo Wáng), personal name Jī Wéi, was the thirty first king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty[1] and the nineteenth of the Eastern Zhou.[2]

King Kao's father was King Zhending, son of the King Yuan of Zhou.[3] Kao fathered King Weilie of Zhou, whose reign started in 426 BC, after Kao's death.

His grandson was King An of Zhou.[4]

Family

Sons:

Ancestry

King Jing of Zhou (d. 520 BC)
King Jing of Zhou (d. 477 BC)
King Yuan of Zhou (d. 469 BC)
King Zhending of Zhou (d. 441 BC)
King Kao of Zhou (d. 426 BC)

See also

Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

References

  1. ^ Phương Thi Danh (2001), Niên biểu lịch sử Trung Quốc
  2. ^ Zen Baggage: A Pilgrimage to China by Bill Porter
  3. ^ Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy, ed. (1999), The Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press
  4. ^ Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
King Kao of Zhou
Died: 426 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by
King Si of Zhou
King of China
440–426 BC
Succeeded by
King Weilie of Zhou


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