Gong (Zhou King)

Gong , King of Zhou or Kung, King of Chu ( Chinese : 周共王; Pinyin : Zhōu Gòng Wáng ) was the sixth king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty . He ruled from 917 BC. Until 900 BC Chr.

Life

Along with Yih , Xiao and Yi, Yi is one of those kings whose period of government only very little is known. The Shiji Chronicle does not provide any information on this. From inscriptions on ritual bronzes it is evident that the rule of the Gong was the beginning of jurisdiction over land issues. At least the earliest known legal battle is dated to the time of King Gong, which is a sign of incipient land scarcity. Relative prosperity is assumed for this time.

Under Gong, the tendency for the eastern colonies to become states and alienated from the Zhou royal family solidified.

family

King Mu of Zhou
周穆王

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King Gong of Zhou
周共王

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King Yi of Zhou
周懿王

Individual evidence

^ Edward L. Shaughnessy : Calendar and Chronology . In: Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy (Eds.): The Cambridge History of Ancient China . Cambridge University Press, 1999, ISBN 978-0-521-47030-8 , pp. 25 .
^ Edward L. Shaughnessy: Western Zhou History . In: Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy (Eds.): The Cambridge History of Ancient China . Cambridge University Press, 1999, ISBN 978-0-521-47030-8 , pp. 327 ff .
^ Edward L. Shaughnessy: Western Zhou History . In: Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy (Eds.): The Cambridge History of Ancient China . Cambridge University Press, 1999, ISBN 978-0-521-47030-8 , pp. 350 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Mu	King of China 917 BC BC – 900 BC Chr.	Yi

personal data
SURNAME	gong
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	周共王 (Chinese); Zhōu Gòng Wáng; Kung from Chu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	sixth Chinese king of the Zhou dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH	10th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	900 BC Chr.

[Shaughnessy25-1] Edward L. Shaughnessy : Calendar and Chronology . In: Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy (Eds.): The Cambridge History of Ancient China . Cambridge University Press, 1999, ISBN 978-0-521-47030-8 , pp. 25 .

[Shaughnessy327ff-2] Edward L. Shaughnessy: Western Zhou History . In: Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy (Eds.): The Cambridge History of Ancient China . Cambridge University Press, 1999, ISBN 978-0-521-47030-8 , pp. 327 ff .

[Shaughnessy350-3] Edward L. Shaughnessy: Western Zhou History . In: Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy (Eds.): The Cambridge History of Ancient China . Cambridge University Press, 1999, ISBN 978-0-521-47030-8 , pp. 350 .