King Shenjing of Zhou (), personal name Jī Dìng, was the thirty-sixth king of the
Chinese
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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 th ...
and the twenty-fourth 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 ...
.
He was a son of his predecessor,
King Xian of Zhou
King Xian of Zhou (), personal name Ji Bian, was the thirty-fifth king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the twenty-third of the Eastern Zhou.
Very little is known about him. He succeeded his brother King Lie of Zhou in 368 BC and ruled until his ...
and thus nephew of
King Lie; his paternal grandfather was
King An of Zhou
King An of Zhou (), personal name Ji Jiao, was the thirty-third king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the twenty-first of the Eastern Zhou.
He succeeded his father King Weilie of Zhou on the throne of China in 401 BC and reigned until his death ...
. He reigned from 320 BC until his death in 315 BC.
Shenjing fathered his successor,
King Nan of Zhou
King Nan of Zhou (Ji Yan; ?–256 BC), less commonly known as King Yin of Zhou, was the 37th and last king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty, the son of King Shenjing of Zhou and grandson of King Xian of Zhou. He was king from 314 BC until his death i ...
, who went on to have a very long reign.
[Pines, ''Envisioning Eternal Empire'', 2009:238-9.]
Family
Sons:
* Prince Yan (; d. 256 BC), ruled as
King Nan of Zhou
King Nan of Zhou (Ji Yan; ?–256 BC), less commonly known as King Yin of Zhou, was the 37th and last king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty, the son of King Shenjing of Zhou and grandson of King Xian of Zhou. He was king from 314 BC until his death i ...
from 314–256 BC
Ancestry
See also
Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors
This is a family tree of Chinese monarchs covering the period of the Five Emperors up through the end of the Spring and Autumn period.
Five Emperors
The legendary Five Emperors were traditionally regarded as the founders of the Chinese state. ...
References
315 BC deaths
Zhou dynasty kings
4th-century BC Chinese monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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