King Ai of Zhou () personal name Ji Quji, was the twenty-ninth king of the
Chinese Zhou dynasty
The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by th ...
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
In 770 ...
. He was the eldest son of
King Zhending of Zhou.
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. ...
Sources
441 BC deaths
Zhou dynasty kings
5th-century BC Chinese monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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