| King Hui of Zhou 周惠王 | |||||
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| King of China | |||||
| Reign | 676–652 BC | ||||
| Predecessor | King Xi of Zhou | ||||
| Successor | King Xiang of Zhou | ||||
| Died | 652 BC | ||||
| Spouse | Queen Chen Queen Hui of Zhou | ||||
| Issue | King Xiang of Zhou Duke Zhao of Gan Wang Ji | ||||
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| House | Zhou Dynasty | ||||
| Father | King Xi of Zhou[1] | ||||
King Hui of Zhou (Chinese: 周惠王; pinyin: Zhōu Huì Wáng), personal name Ji Lang, was the seventeenth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the fifth of Eastern Zhou.[2]
Family
Queens:
- Queen Chen (陳後)
- Queen Hui of Zhou, of the Gui clan of Chen (周惠後 媯姓), known as Chen Gui (陳媯); possibly a daughter of Duke Xuan of Chen; married in 676 BC; the mother of Crown Prince Zheng and Prince Dai
Sons:
- Crown Prince Zheng (太子鄭; d. 619 BC), ruled as King Xiang of Zhou from 651–619 BC
- Prince Dai (王子帶; 672–635 BC), ruled as Duke Zhao of Gan (甘昭公) until 635 BC
Daughters:
- Wang Ji (王姬)
- Married Duke Xiang of Song (d. 637 BC)
Ancestry
| Xiefu | |||||||||||||||||||
| King Huan of Zhou (d. 697 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
| King Zhuang of Zhou (d. 682 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
| King Xi of Zhou (d. 677 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
| King Hui of Zhou (d. 652 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||
See also
Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors
References
- ^ Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy, ed. (1999), The Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press
- ^ Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
King Hui of Zhou Died: 652 BC | ||
| Regnal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by King Xi of Zhou | King of China 676–652 BC | Succeeded by King Xiang of Zhou |