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King Ai of Zhou

King Yuan of Zhou, ch: 周哀王, pinyin: zhōu āi wáng, wg: King Ai of Chou, was the twenty-eighth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the sixteenth of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

Personal information

 
family name Ji (姬 jī) in Chinese
given name Quji (去疾 qù jí) in Chinese
era name none
father King Zhending of Zhou
mother unknown
wife unknown
children unknown
duration of reign 441 BC
tomb unknown
temple name unknown
courtesy name unknown
posthumous name 哀 (pinyin āi,) literary meaning: "lamentable"

Preceded by:
King Zhending of Zhou
Zhou Dynasty Succeeded by:
King Si of Zhou