King Li of Zhou

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The Duo You ding inscription of the time of King Li, mentioning an attack from the northern tribe of the Xianyun.

King Li of Zhou (died in 828 BC) (Template:Zh), also known as King Fen of Zhou (周汾王), personal name Ji Hu, was a king of the Zhou dynasty of China. Estimated dates of his reign are 877–841 BC or 857–842 BC (Cambridge History of Ancient China).[1]

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The Zong Zhou Zhong (Bell of Zhou), 9th century BC, National Palace Museum, Taipei

Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian depict King Li as a corrupt and decadent king. To pay for his pleasures and vices, King Li raised taxes and caused misery among his subjects. It is said that he barred the commoners from profiting from the communal forests and lakes. He enstated a new law which allowed him to punish anyone, by death, who dared to speak against him. King Li's bad rule soon forced many peasants and soldiers into revolt, and Li was sent into exile at a place called Zhi near Linfen (842 BC). His son was taken by one of his ministers and hidden.[2] When Li died in exile in 828 BC, power was passed to his son.[3]

Shen Dao fragments

The Shen Dao fragments also depict King Li as a decadent and corrupt king. The fragments say:[4]

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Formerly, during the decline of the house of Zhou, King Li brought trouble and chaos to all under heaven, the feudal lords governed by means of force, and the people desired to act as if there were no hierarchy and annex one another’s land.

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Family

Queens:

  • Shen Jiang, of the Jiang clan of Shen (Script error: No such module "Lang".), a sister of the Count of Shen; the mother of Crown Prince Jing and You

Sons:

  • Crown Prince Jing (Script error: No such module "Lang".; d. 782 BC), ruled as King Xuan of Zhou from 827 to 782 BC
  • Prince You (Script error: No such module "Lang".; d. 771 BC), ruled as Duke Huan of Zheng from 806 to 771 BC

See also

Sources

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  2. ↑ Sources of Western Zhou History: Inscribed Bronze Vessels by Edward L. Shaughnessy
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  4. ↑ Eirik Lang Harris 2016. p127.

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King Li of Zhou
 Died: 828 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check King of China
877–841 BC Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by

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