King An of Zhou (Chinese: 周安王; pinyin: Zhōu Ān Wáng), personal name Ji Jiao, was the thirty-third king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the twenty-first of the Eastern Zhou.[1][2]
| King An of Zhou 周安王 | |||||
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| King of China | |||||
| Reign | 401–376 BC | ||||
| Predecessor | King Weilie of Zhou | ||||
| Successor | King Lie of Zhou | ||||
| Died | 376 BC | ||||
| Issue | King Lie of Zhou King Xian of Zhou | ||||
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| House | Zhou dynasty | ||||
| Father | King Weilie of Zhou | ||||
| King An of Zhou | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 周安王 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | The Peaceful King of Zhou | ||||||||
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He succeeded his father King Weilie of Zhou[3] on the throne of China in 401 BC and reigned until his death in 376 BC.[4] After he died, his son King Lie of Zhou ruled over China.[5] His other son was King Xian of Zhou.[6]
Family
Sons:
- Prince Xi (王子喜; d. 369 BC), ruled as King Lie of Zhou from 375–369 BC
- Prince Bian (王子扁; d. 321 BC), ruled as King Xian of Zhou from 368–321 BC
Ancestry
| King Zhending of Zhou (d. 441 BC) | |||||||||||||||
| King Kao of Zhou (d. 426 BC) | |||||||||||||||
| King Weilie of Zhou (d. 402 BC) | |||||||||||||||
| King An of Zhou (d. 376 BC) | |||||||||||||||