King Ding of Zhou (), personal name Ji Yu, was the twenty-first king of the Chinese
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 ninth of Eastern Zhou. He was a son of
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, ...
and brother of
King Kuang of Zhou
King Kuang of Zhou (), personal name Jī Bān, was the twentieth king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the eighth of the Eastern Zhou.
King Kuang's father was King Qing of Zhou. Kuang was succeeded by his brother King Ding of Zhou.''Records of the ...
.
He sent an official named Wangsun Man to present gifts to the
Chu
Chu or CHU may refer to:
Chinese history
* Chu (state) (c. 1030 BC–223 BC), a state during the Zhou dynasty
* Western Chu (206 BC–202 BC), a state founded and ruled by Xiang Yu
* Chu Kingdom (Han dynasty) (201 BC–70 AD), a kingdom of the Ha ...
army. He met
Prince Zhuang
Prince Zhuang of the First Rank (Manchu: ; ''hošoi ambalinggū cin wang''), or simply Prince Zhuang, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). It was also one of the 12 "iron-cap" princel ...
.
[Constance A. Cook: ''Defining Chu: Image And Reality In Ancient China'']
Family
Spouse:
* Queen Ding of Zhou, of the Jiang clan of
Qi (), possibly a daughter of
Duke Hui of Qi
Duke Hui of Qi (; died 599 BC) was from 608 to 599 BC ruler of the State of Qi, a major power during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. His personal name was Lü Yuan (呂元), ancestral name Jiang ( 姜), and Duke Hui was his posthum ...
; married in 603 BC
Sons:
* Prince Yi (; d. 572 BC), ruled as
King Jian of Zhou
King Jian of Zhou (), personal name Ji Yi, was the twenty-second king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the tenth of the Eastern Zhou.
Family
Sons:
* Prince Xiexin (; d. 545 BC), ruled as King Ling of Zhou from 571 to 545 BC
* A son (d. 545 BC) who ...
from 585–572 BC
Ancestry
See also
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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. ...
Sources
586 BC deaths
Zhou dynasty kings
6th-century BC Chinese monarchs
7th-century BC Chinese monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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