King An of Zhou

Zhou Dynasty king of China from 401 to 376 BC

King An of Zhou (Chinese: 周安王; pinyin: Zhōu Ān Wáng), personal name Ji Jiao, was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.^[1][2]

He succeeded his father King Weilie^[3] to the Eastern Zhou throne in 401 BC and reigned until his death in 376 BC.^[4] After he died, the throne passed to his son, King Lie.^[5] His other son was King Xian.^[6]

Family

Sons:

• Prince Xi (王子喜; d. 369 BC), ruled as King Lie of Zhou from 375–369 BC
• Prince Bian (王子扁; d. 321 BC), ruled as King Xian of Zhou from 368–321 BC

Ancestry

See also

Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

References

1. Sử ký Tư Mã Thiên những điều chưa biết - Chu bản kỷ, Bùi Hạnh Cẩn - Việt Anh dịch (2005), NXB Văn hoá thông tin
2. Phương Thi Danh (2001), Niên biểu lịch sử Trung Quốc
3. Chinese Text Project, Rulers of the Zhou states – with links to their occurrences in pre-Qin and Han texts.
4. King An of Zhou (ruled 401 BC-376 BC)
5. Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
6. Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy, ed. (1999), The Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press, p. 25