King Cheng of Zhou

	Email		Print
	Bookmark		Link

King Cheng of Zhou

King Cheng of Zhou (ch

Chinese language

Chinese or the Sinitic language is a language family consisting of language mutually unintelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the two branches of Sino-Tibetan languages of languages....
??? zhou chéng wáng) or King Ch'eng of Chou was the second sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.

King Cheng was young when he ascended the throne. His uncle, Archduke Zhougong (aka Duke of Zhou

Duke of Zhou

The Gong of Zhou was the brother of King Wu of Zhou in ancient China. Only three years after defeating the Shang Dynasty King Wu died, leaving the task of consolidating the dynasty's power to the Duke of Zhou....
), fearing that Shang forces might rise again under the possible weak rule by a young ruler, became the regent and supervised government affairs for several years. Zhougong established the eastern capital at Luoyang

Luoyang

Luoyang is a prefecture-level city in western Henan province of China, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, Sanmenxia to the west, Jiyuan to the north, and Jiaozuo to the northeast....
, and later defeated a rebellion by King Cheng's uncles the Cai Shu, Guan Shu and Huo Shu.

Discussion

Ask a question about 'King Cheng of Zhou'

Start a new discussion about 'King Cheng of Zhou'

Answer questions from other users

Full Discussion Forum

Encyclopedia

King Cheng of Zhou (ch

Chinese language

Duke of Zhou

Luoyang

Personal information

Family name	Ji Ji selfref\|... (? ji) in Chinese Chinese language Chinese* or the Sinitic language is a language family consisting of language mutually unintelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the two branches of Sino-Tibetan languages of languages....
Given Name Chinese name Personal names in Culture of China follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western cultures. Most noticeably, a Chinese name is written with the family name first and the given name next, therefore "John Smith" as a Chinese name would be "Smith John"....	Song (? sòng) in Chinese Chinese language Chinese or the Sinitic language is a language family consisting of language mutually unintelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the two branches of Sino-Tibetan languages of languages....
Era name Era name #REDIRECT Regnal year...	none
Father	King Wu of Zhou King Wu of Zhou King Wu of Zhou or King Wu of Chou was the first sovereign, or ruler of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Various sources quoted that he died at the age of 93, 54 or 43.... (eldest son)
Mother	Yi Jiang, daughter of Jiang Taigong
Wife	unknown
Children	King Kang of Zhou King Kang of Zhou King Kang of Zhou or King K'ang of Chou was the third sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty .King Kang followed his father King Cheng's policy and expanded the Zhou territory in the North and in the West....
Approximate duration of reign	1042 BC-1021 BC
Tomb Tomb For the New York prison see The Tombs.A tomb is a repository for the remains of the death. The term generally refers to any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes....	unknown
Temple name Temple name Temple names are commonly used when naming most Table of Chinese monarchs, List of Korean monarchs , and Vietnamese royalty. They should not be confused with era names....	unknown
Courtesy name	unknown
Posthumous name Posthumous name A posthumous name is an honorary name given to royalty, nobles, and sometimes others, in some cultures after the person's death. The posthumous name is commonly used when naming royalty of Table of Chinese monarchs, List of Korean monarchs, Vietnam and emperors of Japan....	Cheng ? (pinyin Pinyin Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most commonly used Romanization system for Standard Mandarin. Hanyu is the Chinese Language, and pinyin means "phonetics", or more literally, "spelling sound" or "spelled sound".... chéng), literary meaning: "established" or "successful"

Personal information

Father

King Wu of Zhou
King Wu of Zhou

King Wu of Zhou or King Wu of Chou was the first sovereign, or ruler of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Various sources quoted that he died at the age of 93, 54 or 43....
(eldest son)

Mother

Yi Jiang
Jiang (surname)

Jiang can be a pinyin transliteration of one of several Chinese surnames:#:zh:??, Jiang#:zh:?? or ? , Jiang#:zh:??, Jiang...
of state of Qi, daughter of Jiang Shang
Jiang Ziya

Jiang Ziya was a Chinese historical and legendary figure who resided next to the Wei River about 3,000 years ago. The region was the feudal estate of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty....

Wife

Children

Ji Zhao
King Kang of Zhou

King Kang of Zhou or King K'ang of Chou was the third sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty .King Kang followed his father King Cheng's policy and expanded the Zhou territory in the North and in the West....
, later King Kang of Zhou
King Kang of Zhou

King Kang of Zhou or King K'ang of Chou was the third sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty .King Kang followed his father King Cheng's policy and expanded the Zhou territory in the North and in the West....