King Jian of Zhou
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King Jian of Zhou (ch.: 周簡王, pinyin zhōu jĭan wáng) or King Chien of Chou (wg) was the twenty-second sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the tenth of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
[edit] Personal information
| Family name | Ji (姬 jī) in Chinese |
| Given name | Yi (夷 yí) in Chinese |
| Era name | none |
| Father | King Ding of Zhou |
| Mother | unknown |
| Wife | unknown |
| Children | King Ling of Zhou |
| Duration of reign | 585 BC-572 BC |
| Tomb | unknown |
| Temple name | unknown |
| Courtesy name | unknown |
| Posthumous name | 簡 (pinyin jĭan), literary meaning: "concise" or "selected" |
| Preceded by King Ding of Zhou |
Zhou Dynasty | Succeeded by King Ling of Zhou |
