King Jian of Zhou

King Jian of Zhou
周簡王
King of the Zhou dynasty
Reign585–572 BC
PredecessorKing Ding of Zhou
SuccessorKing Ling of Zhou
Died572 BC
IssueKing Ling of Zhou
Names
Ancestral name: (姬)
Given name: Yí (夷)
Posthumous name
King Jian (簡王)
HouseJi
DynastyZhou (Eastern Zhou)
FatherKing Ding of Zhou[1]

King Jian of Zhou (Chinese: 周簡王; pinyin: Zhōu Jiǎn Wáng), personal name Ji Yi, was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.[2]

  1. ^ Sima Qian: Records of the Grand Historian
  2. ^ Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy, ed. (1999), The Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press