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King Shenjing of Zhou

King Shenjing of Zhou

Zhou Dynasty king of China from 320 to 315 BC


King Shenjing of Zhou (Chinese: 周慎靚王; pinyin: Zhōu Shènjìng Wáng), personal name Jī Dìng, was the thirty-sixth king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the twenty-fourth of the Eastern Zhou.[1]

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He was a son of his predecessor, King Xian of Zhou[2] and thus nephew of King Lie;[3] his paternal grandfather was King An of Zhou.[4] He reigned from 320 BC until his death in 315 BC.

Shenjing fathered his successor, King Nan of Zhou, who went on to have a very long reign.[5]

Family

Sons:

Ancestry

King Kao of Zhou (d. 426 BC)
King Weilie of Zhou (d. 402 BC)
King An of Zhou (d. 376 BC)
King Xian of Zhou (d. 321 BC)
King Shenjing of Zhou (d. 315 BC)

See also

Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors


References

  1. Trình Doãn Thắng, Ngô Trâu Cương, Thái Thành (1998), Cố sự Quỳnh Lâm
  2. Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy, ed. (1999), The Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press
  3. Zen Baggage: A Pilgrimage to China by Bill Porter
  4. Pines, Envisioning Eternal Empire, 2009:238-9.
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