King Ai of Zhou

Not to be confused with King Ai of Chu or Emperor Ai of Han.

King Ai of Zhou
周哀王

King of China

Reign

441 BC

Predecessor

King Zhending of Zhou

Successor

King Si of Zhou

Died

441 BC

Full name
Ancestral name: Jī (姬) Given name: Qùjí (去疾)

House

Zhou Dynasty

Father

King Zhending of Zhou

King Ai of Zhou (Chinese: 周哀王; pinyin: Zhōu Āi Wáng) was the twenty-eighth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the sixteenth of Eastern Zhou. He was the eldest son of King Zhending of Zhou.^[1]

He succeeded his father in 441, but was killed by his younger brother after only three months on the throne.^[2]

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Regnal titles
King Ai of Zhou Zhou Dynasty Died: 441 BC
Preceded by King Zhending of Zhou	King of China 441 BC	Succeeded by King Si of Zhou

Kings of the Zhou dynasty

Western Zhou	Wen Wu Duke of Zhou Cheng Kang Zhao Mu Gong Yì Xiao Yí Li Gonghe Regency Xuan You

Eastern Zhou	Ping Huan Zhuang Xi Hui Xiang Qing Kuang Ding Jian Ling Jĭng Dao Jìng Yuan Zhending Ai Si Kao Weilie An Lie Xian Shenjing Nan

Xia → Shang → Zhou → Qin → Han → 3 Kingdoms → Jìn / 16 Kingdoms → S. Dynasties / N. Dynasties → Sui → Tang → 5 Dynasties & 10 Kingdoms - Liao / Song / W. Xia / Jīn → Yuan → Ming → Qing → ROC / PRC

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