King Shenjing of Zhou (), personal name Jī Dìng, was the thirty-sixth 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 twenty-fourth of the
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 a son of his predecessor,
King Xian of Zhou and thus nephew of
King Lie; his paternal grandfather was
King An of Zhou. He reigned from 320 BC until his death in 315 BC.
Shenjing fathered his successor,
King Nan of Zhou
King Nan of Zhou (Ji Yan; ?–256 BC), less commonly known as King Yin of Zhou, was the 37th and last king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty, the son of King Shenjing of Zhou and grandson of King Xian of Zhou. He was king from 314 BC until his deat ...
, who went on to have a very long reign.
[Pines, ''Envisioning Eternal Empire'', 2009:238-9.]
Family
Sons:
* Prince Yan (; d. 256 BC), ruled as
King Nan of Zhou
King Nan of Zhou (Ji Yan; ?–256 BC), less commonly known as King Yin of Zhou, was the 37th and last king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty, the son of King Shenjing of Zhou and grandson of King Xian of Zhou. He was king from 314 BC until his deat ...
from 314–256 BC
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. ...
References
315 BC deaths
Zhou dynasty kings
4th-century BC Chinese monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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