King Ai of Zhou 周哀王 |
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King of China | |||||
Reign | 441 BC | ||||
Predecessor | King Zhending of Zhou | ||||
Successor | King Si of Zhou | ||||
Died | 441 BC | ||||
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House | Zhou Dynasty | ||||
Father | King Zhending of Zhou |
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Ancestral name: Jī (姬) Given name: Qùjí (去疾) |
King Ai of Zhou (Chinese: 周哀王; pinyin: Zhōu Āi Wáng) was the twenty-eighth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the sixteenth of Eastern Zhou. He was the eldest son of King Zhending of Zhou.
He succeeded his father in 441, but was killed by his younger brother after only three months on the throne.