King Dao of Zhou

King Dao of Zhou
周悼王
King of China
Reign 520 BC
Predecessor King Jing of Zhou (Gui)
Successor King Jing of Zhou (Gai)
Died 520 BC
Full name
Ancestral name: (姬)
Given name: Měng (猛)
House Zhou Dynasty
Father King Jing of Zhou (Gui)

King Dao of Zhou (Chinese: 周悼王; pinyin: Zhōu Dào Wáng; died 520 BC), or King Tao of Chou, was the twenty-fifth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the thirteenth of Eastern Zhou.[1][2] His given name was Měng.[3]

Dao succeeded his father King Jing of Zhou (Gui) and the throne passed on to his brother King Jing of Zhou (Gai) after his death. [4] King Dao was killed by his brother Wang Zichao zh:王子朝, his reign was short.

See also

King Dao of Zhou
Died: 520 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by
King Jing of Zhou (Gui)
King of China
520 BC
Succeeded by
King Jing of Zhou (Gai)

Notes

  1. The History of China: from Mythology to Today
  2. Rulers of Zhōu at the Chinese Text Project
  3. Chinese History - Zhou Dynasty 周
  4. Family of Dao


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