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King Shenjing of Zhou

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King Shenjing of Zhou
周慎靚王
King of China
Reign320–315 BC
PredecessorKing Xian of Zhou
SuccessorKing Nan of Zhou
Died315 BC
IssueKing Nan of Zhou
Names
Ancestral name: (姬)
Given name: Dìng (定)
HouseZhou dynasty
FatherKing Xian of Zhou
King Shenjing of Zhou
Posthumous name
Chinese
Literal meaningThe Cautious and Beautiful King of Zhou
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōu Shènjìng Wáng
Wade–GilesChou Shènchìng-wang
King Shènchìng of Chou

King Shenjing of Zhou (Chinese: 周慎靚王; pinyin: Zhōu Shènjìng Wáng), personal name Jī Dìng, was the thirty-sixth king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the twenty-fourth of the Eastern Zhou.[1]

He was a son of his predecessor, King Xian of Zhou[2] and thus nephew of King Lie;[3] his paternal grandfather was King An of Zhou.[4] He reigned from 320 BC until his death in 315 BC.

Shenjing fathered his successor, King Nan of Zhou, who went on to have a very long reign.[5]

Family

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Sons:

Ancestry

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King Weilie of Zhou (d. 402 BC)
King An of Zhou (d. 376 BC)
King Xian of Zhou (d. 321 BC)
King Shenjing of Zhou (d. 315 BC)

See also

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Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

References

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  1. ^ Trình Doãn Thắng, Ngô Trâu Cương, Thái Thành (1998), Cố sự Quỳnh Lâm
  2. ^ Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy, ed. (1999), The Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press
  3. ^ Zen Baggage: A Pilgrimage to China by Bill Porter
  4. ^ Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
  5. ^ Pines, Envisioning Eternal Empire, 2009:238-9.
King Shenjing of Zhou
 Died: 315 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of China
320–315 BC
Succeeded by