Thursday, September 4, 2008

King Ai of Zhou

King Ai of Zhou, : 周哀王, pinyin: zhōu āi wáng, Wade-Giles: King Ai of Chou, was the twenty-eighth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the sixteenth of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

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Ji in
Quji in
Era name none
Father King Zhending of Zhou
Mother unknown
Wife unknown
Children unknown
Duration of reign 441 BC
Tomb unknown
Temple name unknown
Courtesy name unknown
Posthumous name 哀 literary meaning: "lamentable"

King Si of Zhou

King Si of Zhou, : 周思王, pinyin: zhōu sī wáng, wg: King Si of Chou, was the twenty-ninth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the seventeenth of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

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Ji in
Shu in
Era name none
Father King Zhending of Zhou
Mother unknown
Wife unknown
Children unknown
Duration of reign 441 BC
Tomb unknown
Temple name unknown
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Posthumous name 思 literary meaning: "nostalgic"

King Kao of Zhou

King Kao of Zhou, : 周考王, pinyin: zhōu kăo wáng, wg: King K'ao of Chou, was the thirtieth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the eighteenth of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

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Ji in
Wei in
Era name none
Father King Zhending of Zhou
Mother unknown
Wife unknown
Children King Weilie of Zhou
Duration of reign 440 BC-426 BC
Tomb unknown
Temple name unknown
Courtesy name unknown
Posthumous name 考 literary meaning: "examined"

King Weilie of Zhou

King Weilie of Zhou, : 周威烈王, pinyin: zhōu wēi lìe wáng, wg: King Weilieh of Chou, was the thirty-first sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the nineteenth of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

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Ji in
Wu in
Era name none
Father King Kao of Zhou
Mother unknown
Wife unknown
Children King An of Zhou
Duration of reign 425 BC-402 BC
Tomb unknown
Temple name unknown
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Posthumous name 威烈 , literary meaning: "majestic and fierce"

King An of Zhou

King An of Zhou, : 周安王, pinyin: zhōu ān wáng, wg: King An of Chou, was the thirty-second sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the twentieth of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

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Ji in
Jiao in
Era name none
Father King Kao of Zhou
Mother unknown
Wife unknown
Children King Lie of Zhou and King Xian of Zhou
Duration of reign 401 BC-376 BC
Tomb unknown
Temple name unknown
Courtesy name unknown
Posthumous name 安 , literary meaning: "stable" or quiet"

King Lie of Zhou

King Lie of Zhou, : 周烈王, pinyin: zhōu lìe wáng, wg: King Lieh of Chou, was the thirty-third sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the twenty-first of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

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Ji in
Xi in
Era name none
Father King An of Zhou
Mother unknown
Wife unknown
Children unknown
Duration of reign 375 BC-369 BC
Tomb unknown
Temple name unknown
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Posthumous name 烈 , literary meaning: "fierce"

King Xian of Zhou

King Xian of Zhou was the thirty-fourth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the twenty-third of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

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Ji in
Bian in
Era name none
Father King An of Zhou
Mother unknown
Wife unknown
Children King Shenjing of Zhou
Duration of reign 368 BC-321 BC
Tomb unknown
Temple name unknown
Courtesy name unknown
Posthumous name 顯 , literary meaning: "remarkable" or "illustrious"