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King Si of Zhou

King Si of Zhou
周思王
King of China
Reign441 BC
PredecessorKing Ai of Zhou
SuccessorKing Kao of Zhou
Died441 BC
Full name
Ancestral name: (姬)
Given name: Shū (叔)
HouseZhou Dynasty
FatherKing Zhending of Zhou

King Si of Zhou (Chinese: 周思王; pinyin: Zhōu Sī Wáng), personal name Ji Shu, was the 30th king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the 18th of Eastern Zhou.[1]

He gained the throne in 441 by killing his older brother King Ai of Zhou, but he was himself killed by his younger brother King Kao of Zhou after only five months of rule.[2]

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 Si of Zhou (d. 441 BC)

See also

  1. Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

References

  1. ^ The History of China. Google Books. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. ^ Family tree of Chinese kings
King Si of Zhou
Died: 441 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by
King Ai of Zhou
King of China
441 BC
Succeeded by
King Kao of Zhou
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