"Zhou Ding Wang" redirects here. For the Ming-dynasty prince with the identical posthumous name, see
Zhu Su.
King of the Zhou dynasty
King Ding of Zhou (Chinese: 周定王; pinyin: Zhōu Dìng Wáng), personal name Ji Yu, was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.[1] He was a son of King Qing and brother of his predecessor, King Kuang.[2]
He sent an official named Wangsun Man (王孫滿) to present gifts to the Chu army.[3] He met King Zhuang of Chu.[4][5]
Family
Spouse:
- Queen Ding of Zhou, of the Jiang clan of Qi (周定後 姜姓), possibly a daughter of Duke Hui of Qi; married in 603 BC
Sons:
Ancestry
See also
- Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors
Sources
- ^ Sima Qian: Records of the Grand Historian
- ^ Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy: The Cambridge history of ancient China: from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. The Cambridge History of Ancient China provides a survey of the institutional and cultural history of pre-imperial China.
- ^ Wen Fong: The Great Bronze Age of China: An Exhibition from the People's Republic of China. New York, 1980.
- ^ Chinese bronzes: ferocious beauty by Wangheng Chen. Singapore. Page 140[permanent dead link].
- ^ Constance A. Cook: Defining Chu: Image And Reality In Ancient China
King Ding of Zhou Died: 586 BC
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King of China
606–586 BC
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