King Jǐng of Zhou, (), personal name Ji Gui, was the twenty-fourth 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 twelfth of

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 succeeded to the throne after the death of

King Ling of Zhou King Ling of Zhou (), personal name Ji Xiexin, was the twenty-third king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the eleventh of Eastern Zhou. He died in 545 BC. In the twenty-first year of his reign, Confucius was born. His successor was his son Kin ...

. King Jǐng reigned from 544 BC to 520 BC. The country was in financial ruin during King Jǐng's reign and supplies had to be bought from neighbouring states. He died in 520 BC of a disease and he was briefly succeeded by his son,

King Dao of Zhou King Dao of Zhou (; died 520 BC), personal name Ji Meng, was the twenty-fifth king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the thirteenth of Eastern Zhou. His given name was Měng. Dao succeeded his father, King Jĭng of Zhou. After a reign of less ...

Family

Queens: * Queen Mu (; d. 527 BC), the mother of Crown Prince Shou Concubines: * The mother of Crown Prince Meng and Prince Gai Sons: * First son, Prince Chao (; d. 505 BC), fled to Chu in 516 BC * Crown Prince Shou (; d. 527 BC) * Crown Prince Meng (; d. 520 BC), ruled as

in 520 BC * Prince Gai (; d. 477 BC), ruled as King Jìng of Zhou from 519–477 BC

Family

Ancestry

See also