King Huan of Zhou (; died 697 BC), personal name Jī Lín (姬林), was the fourteenth 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 second of the
Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770–256 BC).
King Huan’s father was
King Ping's son, Crown Prince Xiefu. Huan succeeded his grandfather in 719 BC.
The son and successor of Huan was
King Zhuang of Zhou.
In 707 BC, the royal forces were defeated in the
Battle of Xuge (𦈡葛之战) by
Duke Zhuang of Zheng
Duke Zhuang of Zheng (; 757–701 BC) was the third ruler of the State of Zheng during the Spring and Autumn period in ancient China. His ancestral name was Ji (姬), given name Wusheng (寤生), which means "difficult birth" with breech prese ...
(r. 743–701). The king himself was wounded by an arrow in the shoulder, and the defeat destroyed the prestige of the Zhou house.
Family
Queens:
* Ji Ji Jiang, of the Jiang clan of Ji (), a princess of Ji by birth; married in 703 BC
Sons:
* Prince Tuo (; d. 682 BC), ruled as
King Zhuang of Zhou from 696–682 BC
* Prince Ke (), fled to
Southern Yan
The Southern Yan (; 398–410) was a Xianbei-led dynastic state during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China. Its territory roughly coincided with modern Shandong. Its founder Murong De was a son of Murong Huang and brother of Murong Jun and M ...
() in 694 BC
Daughters:
* Zhou Wang Ji ()
** Married
Duke Xiang of Qi (729–686 BC) in 695 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
697 BC deaths
Zhou dynasty kings
7th-century BC Chinese monarchs
8th-century BC Chinese monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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