King Zhuang of Zhou (died 682 BC) (), personal name Ji Tuo, was a
king
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...
of China's
Zhou dynasty
The Zhou dynasty ( ) was a royal dynasty of China that existed for 789 years from until 256 BC, the longest span of any dynasty in Chinese history. During the Western Zhou period (771 BC), the royal house, surnamed Ji, had military ...
. He succeeded his father,
King Huan, and was in turn succeeded by his son,
King Xi.
Chinese Text Project
Rulers of the Zhou states – with links to their occurrences in pre-Qin and Han texts. His younger son was Prince Tui.
Family
Concubines
* Yao Ji, of the Yao clan (), the mother of Prince Tui
Sons
* First son, Prince Huqi (; d. 677 BC), ruled as King Xi of Zhou from 681–677 BC
* Prince Tui (; 696–673 BC), claimed the throne of Zhou from 675–673 BC
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. ...
Notes
680s BC deaths
Kings of the Zhou dynasty
7th-century BC Chinese monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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