King Ai of Zhou () personal name Ji Quji, was the twenty-ninth king of the
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Zhou dynasty and the seventeenth of
Eastern Zhou
The Eastern Zhou (; zh, c=, p=Dōngzhōu, w=Tung1-chou1, t= ; 771–256 BC) was a royal dynasty of China and the second half of the Zhou dynasty. It was divided into two periods: the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States.
History
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King Zhending of Zhou
King Zhending of Zhou (), personal name Ji Jie, was the twenty-eighth king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the sixteenth of Eastern Zhou.Phương Thi Danh, ''Niên biểu lịch sử Trung Quốc'' He ruled between 468 BC and 441 BC.
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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.
Family tree of Chinese kings
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Ancestry
See also
#Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors
This is a family tree of Chinese monarchs covering the period of the Five Emperors up through the end of the Spring and Autumn period.
Five Emperors
The legendary Five Emperors were traditionally regarded as the founders of the Chinese state. ...
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441 BC deaths
Zhou dynasty kings
5th-century BC Chinese monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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