King Jing of Zhou (Gui)
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Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Infobox royalty Template:Chinese King Jing of Zhou (Template:Zh), personal name Ji Gui, was a king of the Zhou dynasty of China. He succeeded to the throne after the death of King Ling. King Jing reigned from 544 BC to 520 BC. The country was in financial ruin during King Jing's reign and supplies had to be bought from neighbouring states. He died in 520 BC of a disease and he was briefly succeeded by his son, King Dao.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Family
Queens:
- Queen Mu ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; d. 527 BC), the mother of Crown Prince Shou
Concubines:
- The mother of Crown Prince Meng and Prince Gai
Sons:
- First son, Template:Ill ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; d. 505 BC), born to a concubine, fled toward Chu in 516 BC
- Crown Prince Shou ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; d. 527 BC)
- Crown Prince Meng ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; d. 520 BC), ruled as King Dao of Zhou in 520 BC
- Prince Gai ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; d. 477 BC), ruled as King Jìng of Zhou from 519 to 477 BC
See also
References
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