Kang (Zhou King)

King Kang

Kang , King of Zhou or K'ang, King of Chou ( Chinese : 周康王; Pinyin : Zhōu Kāng Wáng ) was the third ruler of the Chinese Zhou dynasty . He ruled from 1005 BC. Until his death in 978 BC. Chr.

Life

Kang, whose personal name was Zhao (釗, zhāo), was the son of King Cheng , who had consolidated the empire after the significant expansion of the Zhou territory and who recommended a peaceful policy geared towards the empire's development to his successors. There is no reference to military activity in the chronicles until the end of Kang's reign. The Shiji reports that for forty years there was no punishment in the kingdom. However, ritual bronzes have been found that tell of a victory against a people named Guifang in the Ordos area at the end of Kang's reign. It can therefore be assumed that after the empire was consolidated at the beginning of his reign, Kang carefully worked towards expansions in the second half of his rule.

family

King Wu of Zhou
周武王周武王

Yi Jiang
邑姜

King Cheng of Zhou
周成王

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King Kang of Zhou
周康王

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King Zhao of Zhou
周昭王

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. 317 .
^ 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. 318 .
^ 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. 320 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Cheng	King of China 1005 BC Chr. – 978 BC Chr.	Zhao

personal data
SURNAME	Kang
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	周康王 (Chinese); Zhōu Kāng Wáng; from Chou, K'ang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	third king of the Zhou dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH	12th century BC BC or 11th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	978 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 .

[Shaughnessy317-2] 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. 317 .

[Shaughnessy318-3] 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. 318 .

[Shaughnessy320-4] 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. 320 .