King Yih of Zhou (), personal name Ji Jian, was the seventh 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 ...
. Estimated dates of his reign are 899–892 BC or 899–873 BC.
His reign is poorly documented. The first year of his reign is confirmed by a solar eclipse on April 21, 899. He was followed on the throne by his uncle
King Xiao of Zhou
King Xiao of Zhou (), personal name Ji Bifang, was the eighth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Estimated dates of his reign are 891–886 BC or 872–866 BC.
He was a son of King Mu and brother of King Gong.
His reign is poorly documented. ...
who was followed by King Yih's son
King Yí of Zhou who was "restored by the many lords". He is said to have moved from the capital to a place called Huaili. This hints that he was removed from power by his uncle, but the matter is uncertain.
Yih's grandson was
King Li of Zhou
King Li of Zhou (died in 828 BC) (), personal name Ji Hu, was the tenth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Estimated dates of his reign are 877–841 BC or 857–842 BC (''Cambridge History of Ancient China'').
King Li was a corrupt and decadent ...
.
[Liu Xueqin ''劉學勤'' (1992). ''Zhou Xuanwang 周宣王'', in: ''Zhongguo da baike quanshu 中國大百科全書'', Zhongguo lishi ''中國歷史'', vol. 3, page 1605. Beijing/Shanghai: ''Zhongguo da baike quanshu chubanshe'']
Family
Queens:
*
Wang Bo Jiang
Wang Bojiang (died 9th century BC) was the Queen consort of King Yih of Zhou
King Yih of Zhou (), personal name Ji Jian, was the seventh king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Estimated dates of his reign are 899–892 BC or 899–873 BC.
His reign ...
, of the Jiang clan (), the mother of Crown Prince Xie and a daughter
Sons:
* Crown Prince Xie (; d. 878 BC), ruled as
King Yí of Zhou from 885–878 BC
Ancestry
See also
Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors
Sources
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yi of Zhou (Jian), King
892 BC deaths
Zhou dynasty kings
9th-century BC Chinese monarchs
Year of birth unknown