King Ding of Zhou

"Zhou Ding Wang" redirects here. For the Ming-dynasty prince with the identical posthumous name, see Zhu Su.

King Ding of Zhou (Chinese: 周定王; pinyin: Zhōu Dìng Wáng), personal name Ji Yu, was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.^[1] He was a son of King Qing and brother of his predecessor, King Kuang.^[2]

King Ding of Zhou 周定王
King of the Zhou dynasty
Reign	606–586 BC
Predecessor	King Kuang of Zhou
Successor	King Jian of Zhou
Died	586 BC
Spouse	Queen Ding of Zhou
Issue	King Jian of Zhou
Names Ancestral name: Jī (姬) Given name: Yú (瑜) Posthumous name King Ding (定王)
House	Ji
Dynasty	Zhou (Eastern Zhou)
Father	King Qing of Zhou

He sent an official named Wangsun Man (王孫滿) to present gifts to the Chu army.^[3] He met King Zhuang of Chu.^[4][5]

Family

Spouse

• Queen Ding of Zhou, of the Jiang clan of Qi (周定後 姜姓), possibly a daughter of Duke Hui of Qi; married in 603 BC

Sons

• Prince Yi (王子夷; d. 572 BC), ruled as King Jian of Zhou from 585 to 572 BC

Ancestry

King Hui of Zhou (d. 652 BC)

King Xiang of Zhou (d. 619 BC)

Chen Gui of Chen

King Qing of Zhou (d. 613 BC)

King Ding of Zhou (d. 586 BC)

See also

1. Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

Sources

1. Sima Qian: Records of the Grand Historian
2. Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy: The Cambridge history of ancient China: from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. The Cambridge History of Ancient China provides a survey of the institutional and cultural history of pre-imperial China.
3. Wen Fong: The Great Bronze Age of China: An Exhibition from the People's Republic of China. New York, 1980.
4. Chinese bronzes: ferocious beauty by Wangheng Chen. Singapore. Page 140^{[permanent dead link‍]}.
5. Constance A. Cook: Defining Chu: Image And Reality In Ancient China

King Ding of Zhou Zhou dynasty  Died: 586 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by King Kuang of Zhou	King of China 606–586 BC	Succeeded by King Jian of Zhou