| King Xian of Zhou 周顯王 | |||||||||
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| King of the Zhou dynasty | |||||||||
| Reign | 368–321 BC | ||||||||
| Predecessor | King Lie of Zhou | ||||||||
| Successor | King Shenjing of Zhou | ||||||||
| Died | 321 BC | ||||||||
| Issue | King Shenjing of Zhou | ||||||||
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| House | Ji | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Zhou (Eastern Zhou) | ||||||||
| Father | King An of Zhou | ||||||||
King Xian of Zhou (Chinese: 周顯王; pinyin: Zhōu Xiǎn Wáng), personal name Ji Bian, was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.[1]
Very little is known about him. He succeeded his brother King Lie in 368 BC and ruled until his death in 321 BC.[2]
He sent gifts to many of the feudal states, supposedly his vassals, particularly the Qin and Chu states. Late in his reign, the rulers of the states declared themselves kings, and ceased to recognise the king of Zhou as even nominally their overlord.[3]
After his death, he was succeeded by his son, King Shenjing.[4]
- ^ Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy, ed. (1999), The Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press
- ^ Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
- ^ ZHOU GENEALOGY (Warring States Period)
- ^ Trình Doãn Thắng, Ngô Trâu Cương, Thái Thành (1998), Cố sự Quỳnh Lâm, NXB Thanh Hoá