King Gong of Zhou

King Gong of Zhou
周共王
King of the Zhou dynasty
Reign922/17/15–900 BC[1]
PredecessorKing Mu of Zhou[2]
SuccessorKing Yi of Zhou
BornJi Yihu (姬繄扈)
Died900 BC
SpouseWang Gui
IssueKing Yi of Zhou[3]
Names
Ancestral name: Jī (姬)
Given name: Yīhù (繄扈)
Posthumous name
King Gong (共王 or 恭王 or 龔王)
HouseJi
DynastyZhou (Western Zhou)
FatherKing Mu of Zhou[4]
King Gong of Zhou
Posthumous name
Chinese周恭王
Literal meaningThe Respectful King of Zhou
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōu Gòng Wáng
Wade–GilesChou Kong-wang
King Kong of Chou

King Gong of Zhou (Chinese: 周共王; pinyin: Zhōu Gòng Wáng; died 900 BC), personal name Ji Yihu, was a king of China's Zhou dynasty.[5][6] Estimated dates of his reign are 922–900 BC or 917/15–900.[1]

  1. ^ a b Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy, ed. (1999), The Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press
  2. ^ Sima Qian. Records of the Grand Historian. Vol. 4.
  3. ^ Classical Chinese Literature: An Anthology of Translations by John Minford, Joseph S. M. Lau
  4. ^ Needham, Joseph (1986). Science and Civilization in China: Volume 2. Taipei: Caves Books Ltd.
  5. ^ Sources of Western Zhou History: Inscribed Bronze Vessels by Edward L. Shaughnessy
  6. ^ Sharing the Light: Representations of Women and Virtue in Early China by Lisa Ann Raphals. Gong is mentioned with one woman.