King Ping of Zhou
King Ping of Zhou 周平王 | |
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Zhou Dynasty | |
Father | King You of Zhou[2] |
Mother | Queen Shen |
King Ping of Zhou | |
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Posthumous name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōu Píng Wáng |
Wade–Giles | Chou Píng-wang King Píng of Chou |
King Ping of Zhou (Chinese: 周平王; pinyin: Zhōu Píng Wáng; died 16 April 720 BC), personal name Ji Yijiu,[3] was the thirteenth king of the Zhou dynasty and the first of the Eastern Zhou dynasty.[4]
History
He was the son of King You of Zhou and Queen Shen (申后).
King You had exiled Queen Shen and Ji Yijiu after the king became enamoured with his
King Ping moved the Western Zhou dynasty's capital east from Haojing to Luoyang,[7] thus ending the Western Zhou[citation needed] and beginning the Eastern Zhou dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period. He is the first Zhou king to be mentioned in the chronological account of the Zuo Zhuan.
Over 14 centuries after King Ping’s death, Tang dynasty Empress regnant Wu Zetian claimed ancestry from King Ping through his son Prince Wu, and changed the dynastic name to Zhou, which was reverted to Tang after her death.[8]
Family
Sons:
- First son, Crown Prince Xiefu (太子洩父), the father of King Huan of Zhou
- Second son, Prince Hu (王子狐)
- Served as a hostage of Duke Zhuang of Zheng
- Youngest son, Prince Wu (王子武)
Ancestry
Marquis of Shen | ||||||||||||||||
Queen Shen of Shen | ||||||||||||||||
See also
- Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors
References
- 左丘明. 《春秋左氏傳‧隱公三年》 (in Chinese).
三年,春,王三月,壬戌,平王崩,赴以庚戌,故書之。
- ^ Chinese Text Project, Rulers of the Zhou states – with links to their occurrences in pre-Qin and Han texts.
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The Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press
- ^ a b Sima Qian. Records of the Grand Historian, "Zhou Dynasty Annals".
- ISBN 81-320-0448-5. Chapter 1
- ^ Bamboo Annals
- Classic of Rites· Unified Sacrifices (礼记·祭统》)
- ^ Paludan, 101