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King Ai of Zhou

King Ai of Zhou

Zhou Dynasty king of China during 441 BC

Not to be confused with King Ai of Chu or Emperor Ai of Han.

King Ai of Zhou (Chinese: 周哀王; pinyin: Zhōu Āi Wáng) personal name Ji Quji, was the twenty-ninth king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the seventeenth of Eastern Zhou. He was the eldest son of King Zhending of Zhou.[1]

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He succeeded his father in 441 BC, but was killed by his younger brother, Prince Shuxi, after only three months on the throne.[2]

Ancestry

King Jing of Zhou (d. 520 BC)
King Jing of Zhou (d. 477 BC)
King Yuan of Zhou (d. 469 BC)
King Zhending of Zhou (d. 441 BC)
King Ai of Zhou (d. 441 BC)

See also

  1. Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

Sources

  1. [1]
    Sima Qian: Records of the Grand Historian
  2. [2]
    Family tree of Chinese kings
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