| King Weilie of Zhou 周威烈王 | |||||||||
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| King of the Zhou dynasty | |||||||||
| Reign | 425–402 BC | ||||||||
| Predecessor | King Kao of Zhou | ||||||||
| Successor | King An of Zhou | ||||||||
| Died | 402 BC | ||||||||
| Issue | King An of Zhou | ||||||||
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| House | Ji | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Zhou (Eastern Zhou) | ||||||||
| Father | King Kao of Zhou | ||||||||
| King Weilie of Zhou | |||||||||
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| Posthumous name | |||||||||
| Chinese | 周威烈王 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | The Mighty King of Zhou The Powerful and Strong King of Zhou | ||||||||
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King Weilie of Zhou (Chinese: 周威烈王; pinyin: Zhōu Wēiliè Wáng), personal name Ji Wu, was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.
His reign started in 425 BC, after his father King Kao had died and lasted until his death in 402 BC.[1]
During King Weilie's reign, he created Han, Wei and Zhao as feudal states separate from Jin, to act as a buffer between his royal domain and Qin (nominally one of his subject states).[2]
King Weilie was succeeded by his son, King An.[3]