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King Ding of Zhou (Chinese: 周定王; pinyin: Zhōu Dìng Wáng), personal name Ji Yu, was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty. He was a son of King Qing and brother of his predecessor, King Kuang.

He sent an official named Wangsun Man (王孫滿) to present gifts to the Chu army. He met King Zhuang of Chu.

Family

Spouse:

• Queen Ding of Zhou, of the Jiang clan of Qi (周定後 姜姓), possibly a daughter of Duke Hui of Qi; married in 603 BC

Sons:

• Prince Yi (王子夷; d. 572 BC), ruled as King Jian of Zhou from 585 to 572 BC

Ancestry

See also

1. Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

Sources

1. Sima Qian: Records of the Grand Historian
2. Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy: The Cambridge history of ancient China: from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. The Cambridge History of Ancient China provides a survey of the institutional and cultural history of pre-imperial China.
3. Wen Fong: The Great Bronze Age of China: An Exhibition from the People's Republic of China. New York, 1980.
4. Chinese bronzes: ferocious beauty by Wangheng Chen. Singapore. Page 140.
5. Constance A. Cook: Defining Chu: Image And Reality In Ancient China

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