Yi (Ji Jian, Zhou King)

Yi , King of Zhou ( Chinese : 周懿王; Pinyin : Zhōu Yì Wáng , often also written Yih to distinguish it from King Yi ) was the seventh king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty . He ruled from 899 BC. BC to 873 BC Chr.

Life

Along with Gong , Xiao and Yi, Yi is one of those kings whose reigns very little is known. The Shiji Chronicle notes that under Yi the Zhou royal family was in decline and that poets wrote satires about the kings. The bamboo annals report that a solar eclipse occurred in the first year of Yi's reign (most likely April 21, 899 BC). Attacks by the Rong and Di on the heartland of the Zhou Empire have been recorded for the 7th and 13th years of Yi's reign . A failed Zhou counter-attack is recorded for the 21st year.

The chronicles say that King Yi left Zongzhou in his 15th year of reign and went to Huaili. He was probably forced to flee by his uncle, who came to the throne as King Xiao .

family

King Mu of Zhou
周穆王

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King Gong of Zhou
周共王

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King Xiao of Zhou
周孝王

King Yi of Zhou
周懿王

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King Yi of Zhou
周夷王

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 .
^ ^A ^b ^c 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. 329 .
^ 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. 335 .

predecessor	Office	successor
gong	King of China 899 BC Chr. – 873 BC Chr.	Xiao

personal data
SURNAME	Yi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ji Jian; Zhou Yiwang (Pinyin); 周懿王 (Chinese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	seventh king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH	10th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	9th century 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 .

[Shaughnessy329-2] A ^b ^c 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. 329 .

[Shaughnessy335-3] 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. 335 .