King Yi of Zhou (Xie)
Template:Distinguish Template:Infobox royalty Template:Infobox Chinese King Yi of Zhou (Template:Zh), personal name Ji Xie, was a king of China's Zhou dynasty.<ref>Nguyễn Khắc Thuần, Các đời đế vương Trung Hoa, page 20</ref> Estimated dates of his reign are 885–878 BC or 865–858 BC.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
He was preceded by his great-uncle, King Xiao, who could have overthrown his father. In the third year of his reign, King Yi sided with Marquis of Ji in a dispute with Duke Ai of Qi and executed Duke Ai by boiling him to death in a large cauldron. King Yi installed Duke Ai's younger half-brother Lü Jing (Duke Hu of Qi) on the Qi throne.<ref name="shiji">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="han">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>China: From Neolithic cultures through the Great Qing Empire 10,000 BCE-1799 CE by Harold M. Tanner</ref>
During his reign there were wars in the south with the Chu state and the Dongyi. According to the Records of the Grand Historian, during his reign the royal power was not strong and the regional rulers failed to pay obeisance to the Zhou royal court.<ref>"Hereditary house of Chu" 當周夷王之時，王室微，諸侯或不朝，相伐。</ref>
He was succeeded by his son, King Li.
Family
Queens:
- Wang Ji, of the Ji clan of E ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), a princess of E by birth; the mother of Crown Prince Hu
Sons:
- Crown Prince Hu ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; 890–828 BC), ruled as King Li of Zhou from 877 to 828 BC
See also
References
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