King Xi of Zhou (died 677 BC) (), personal name Jī Húqí, was the sixteenth king of the Chinese
Zhou dynasty and the fourth of the
Eastern Zhou.
He was a successor of his father
King Zhuang of Zhou, and was succeeded by his son,
King Hui of Zhou.
By his time
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
had dissolved into a multitude of
states, only nominally subject to the king, who was no longer even the most powerful figure in China (that was
Duke Huán of the
State of Qí).
ZHOU GENEALOGY
(Warring States Period)
Family
Sons:
* Prince Lang (; d. 652 BC), ruled as King Hui of Zhou from 676–652 BC
* Prince Hu (; d. 624 BC), ruled as Duke Wen of Wangshu () until 624 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. ...
Notes
Zhou dynasty kings
677 BC deaths
7th-century BC Chinese monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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