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King Ai of Zhou
周哀王
King of China
Reign441 BC
PredecessorKing Zhending of Zhou
SuccessorKing Si of Zhou
Died441 BC
Names
Ancestral name: (姬)
Given name: Qùjí (去疾)
HouseZhou Dynasty
FatherKing Zhending of Zhou

King Ai of Zhou (Chinese: 周哀王; pinyin: Zhōu Āi Wáng) was the twenty-ninth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the seventeenth of Eastern Zhou. He was the eldest son of King Zhending of Zhou.[1]

He succeeded his father in 441, but was killed by his younger brother after only three months on the throne.[2]

Ancestry

See also

  1. Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors

Sources

King Ai of Zhou
 Died: 441 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of China
441 BC
Succeeded by