King Si of Zhou (Chinese: 周思王; pinyin: Zhōu Sī Wáng), personal name Ji Shuxi, was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.[1]
King Si of Zhou 周思王 | |||||||||
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King of the Zhou dynasty | |||||||||
Reign | 441 BC | ||||||||
Predecessor | King Ai of Zhou | ||||||||
Successor | King Kao of Zhou | ||||||||
Died | 441 BC | ||||||||
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House | Ji | ||||||||
Dynasty | Zhou (Eastern Zhou) | ||||||||
Father | King Zhending of Zhou |
He gained the throne in 441 BC by killing his older brother King Ai, but he was in turn killed by his younger brother King Kao after only five months of rule.[2][better source needed]
Ancestry
editKing Jing of Zhou (d. 477 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King Yuan of Zhou (d. 469 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King Zhending of Zhou (d. 441 BC) | |||||||||||||||
King Si of Zhou (d. 441 BC) | |||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The History of China. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ Family tree of Chinese kings