King Cheng of Zhou
Template:Short description Template:For Template:Infobox royalty Template:Chinese King Cheng of Zhou (Template:Zh; 1055–1021 BC), personal name Ji Song, was the second king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty. The dates of his reign are 1042–1021 BCE or 1042/35–1006 BCE.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Ji Dan, Duke of Zhou served as regent during his minority. His parents were King Wu of Zhou and Queen Yi Jiang.<ref>Book of Rites, Tan Gong I, 1. Accessed 4 Nov 2012.</ref>
Life
King Cheng was young when he ascended the throne. His paternal uncle the Duke of Zhou, fearing that Shang forces might rise again under the possible weak rule of a young ruler, became the regent and supervised government affairs for several years. Duke of Zhou established the eastern capital at Luoyang and later defeated a rebellion by Cheng's uncles<ref>Edward L. Shaughnessy in Cambridge History of Ancient China, page 311.</ref> the Three Guards Cai Shu, Guan Shu and Huo Shu.<ref>Confucius & Confucianism: The Essentials by Lee Dian Rainey</ref><ref>Hucker, Charles O. (1978). China to 1850: a short history. Stanford University Press. Template:ISBN</ref>
King Cheng later stabilized the Zhou dynasty's border by defeating several barbarian tribes along with the Duke of Zhou.
Family
Queens:
- Wang Si, of the Si clan (Template:Lang), the mother of Crown Prince Zhao
Sons:
- Crown Prince Zhao (Template:Lang; 1040–996 BC), ruled as King Kang of Zhou from 1020 to 996 BC
See also
References
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