King Weilie of Zhou (Chinese: 周威烈王; pinyin: Zhōu Wēiliè Wáng), personal name Ji Wu, was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.
His reign started in 425 BC, after his father King Kao had died, and lasted until his death in 402 BC.[1]
During King Weilie's reign, he created Han, Wei and Zhao as feudal states separate from Jin, to act as a buffer between his royal domain and Qin (nominally one of his subject states).[2]
King Weilie was succeeded by his son, King An.[3]
Family
Sons
- Prince Jiao (王子驕; d. 376 BC), ruled as King An of Zhou from 401–376 BC
Ancestry
| King Yuan of Zhou (d. 469 BC) | |||||||||||||||
| King Zhending of Zhou (d. 441 BC) | |||||||||||||||
| King Kao of Zhou (d. 426 BC) | |||||||||||||||
| King Weilie of Zhou (d. 402 BC) | |||||||||||||||
See also
Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors
References
- ^ Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
- ^ ZHOU GENEALOGY (Warring States Period)
- ^ Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy, ed. (1999), The Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press
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