| King Zhao of Zhou 周昭王 | |||||||||
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 Posthumous depiction from the Qing dynasty | |||||||||
| King of the Zhou dynasty | |||||||||
| Reign | 977/75–957 BC[1] | ||||||||
| Predecessor | King Kang of Zhou[1] | ||||||||
| Successor | King Mu of Zhou[2] | ||||||||
| Born | Ji Xia (姬瑕) 1027 BC | ||||||||
| Died | 957 BC | ||||||||
| Spouse | Queen Fang | ||||||||
| Issue | King Mu of Zhou | ||||||||
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| House | Ji | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Zhou (Western Zhou) | ||||||||
| Father | King Kang of Zhou | ||||||||
| Mother | Wang Jiang | ||||||||
| King Zhao of Zhou | |||||||||
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| Posthumous name | |||||||||
| Chinese | 周昭王 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | The Luminous King of Zhou The Illustrious King of Zhou | ||||||||
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King Zhao of Zhou (Chinese: 周昭王; pinyin: Zhōu Zhāo Wáng; 1027–957 BC), personal name Ji Xia, was the fourth king of the Zhou dynasty of China. He ruled from 977/75 BC until his death twenty years later.[1] Famous for his disastrous war against the Chu confederation, his death in battle ended the Western Zhou's early expansion and marked the beginning of his dynasty's decline.[3]
- ^ a b c Shaughnessy (1999a), p. 29.
- ^ Blakeley (1999), p. 10.
- ^ Li (2006), pp. 93–95.