King Kang of Zhou

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox royalty Template:Chinese King Kang of Zhou (Template:Zh; died 996/78 BC), personal name Ji Zhao, was the third king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.[1] He was a son of his predecessor, King Cheng. The dates of his reign are 1020–996 BC or 1005–978 BC.[2]

King Kang followed his father's policy and expanded the Zhou territory in the north and west.[3] He also repressed a rebellion in the east. Life prospered in the Zhou dynasty under King Kang's rule.

His was succeeded by his son, King Zhao.[4]

Family

Queens

  • Wang Jiang, of the Jiang clan (Script error: No such module "Lang".), the mother of Crown Prince Xia

Sons

  • Crown Prince Xia (Script error: No such module "Lang".; 1027–977 BC), ruled as King Zhao of Zhou from 995–977 BC

See also

References

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King Kang of Zhou
 Died: 996 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check King of China
1020–996 BC Template:S-ttl/check
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  2. Cambridge History of Ancient China
  3. Confucius & Confucianism: The Essentials by Lee Dian Rainey
  4. Chin, Annping. (2007). The Authentic Confucius. Scrubner. Template:ISBN