King Nan of Zhou
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King Nan of Zhou, ch. 周赧王, py. zhōu năn wáng, wg, King Nan of Chou, or less commonly King Yin of Zhou, trad. ch.: 周隱王, sim. Ch.: 周隐王, py: zhōu yĭn wáng, wg: King Yin of Chou was the thirty-sixth and last sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.
[edit] Personal information
| Family name | Ji (姬 jī) in Chinese |
| Given name | Yan (延 yán) in Chinese |
| Era name | none |
| Father | King Shenjing of Zhou |
| Mother | unknown |
| Wife | unknown |
| Children | unknown |
| Duration of reign | 314 BC-256 BC |
| Tomb | unknown |
| Temple name | unknown |
| Courtesy name | unknown |
| Posthumous name | 赧 (pinyin năn), literary meaning: "flushed" or 隱 (pinyin yĭn), literary meaning: "hiding" |
| Zhou Dynasty | ||
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| Preceded by Shenjing |
King of China 314 BC – 256 BC |
Succeeded by Zhaoxing |
| King of Zhou | Succeeded by Hui |
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