Duke Wen of Eastern Zhou

King Hui of Zhou[1]
King of China
Reign255–249 BC[2]
PredecessorKing Nan of Zhou[2]
SuccessorRemaining elements of Zhou dynasty dissolved
Died249 BC[3]
Names
Ancestral name: Jī (姬)
Given name: Jié (杰)
HouseZhou dynasty

Duke Wen of Eastern Zhou (Chinese: 東周文公; pinyin: Dōng Zhōu Wén Gōng) (?–249 BC), personal name Jī Jié, reigned as King Hui of Zhou[1] over the remaining rump state of the Zhou dynasty from 255 BC to 249 BC, when he was captured and executed by the army of Qin.[3] Wen was the last member of the Zhou dynasty who claimed the throne of China, though he was never recognized as king outside his own small domain at Chengzhou.[4] Forced to spend his entire reign fighting against the state of Qin, Wen's death meant the final end of the Zhou dynasty.[5]

  1. ^ a b Tan (2014), p. 37.
  2. ^ a b Shaughnessy (1999), p. 29.
  3. ^ a b Schinz (1996), p. 80.
  4. ^ Tan (2014), p. 37, 56.
  5. ^ Sima (1995), p. 83.