King Kuang of Zhou (), personal name Jī Bān, was the twentieth king of the
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Zhou dynasty
The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by ...
and the eighth of the
Eastern Zhou
The Eastern Zhou (; zh, c=, p=Dōngzhōu, w=Tung1-chou1, t= ; 771–256 BC) was a royal dynasty of China and the second half of the Zhou dynasty. It was divided into two periods: the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States.
History
In 770 ...
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King Kuang's father was
King Qing of Zhou
King Qing of Zhou (), personal name Jī Rénchén, was the nineteenth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the seventh of the Eastern Zhou.
The son of King Xiang of Zhou, he became king in 618 BC after his father died.
King Qing had three sons ...
. Kuang was succeeded by his brother
King Ding of Zhou
King Ding of Zhou (), personal name Ji Yu, was the twenty-first king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the ninth of Eastern Zhou. He was a son of King Qing of Zhou and brother of King Kuang of Zhou.
He sent an official named Wangsun Man to prese ...
.
['']Records of the Grand Historian
''Records of the Grand Historian'', also known by its Chinese name ''Shiji'', is a monumental history of China that is the first of China's 24 dynastic histories. The ''Records'' was written in the early 1st century by the ancient Chinese his ...
'' by Sima Qian
Ancestry
See also
Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors
References
607 BC deaths
Zhou dynasty kings
7th-century BC Chinese monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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