King Jian of Zhou (ch: 周簡王, pinyin zhōu jĭan wáng) or King Chien of Chou (wg) was the twenty-second sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the tenth of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
family name | Ji (姬 jī) in Chinese |
given name | Yi (夷 yí) in Chinese |
era name | none |
father | King Ding of Zhou |
mother | unknown |
wife | unknown |
children | King Ling of Zhou |
duration of reign | 585 BC-572 BC |
tomb | unknown |
temple name | unknown |
courtesy name | unknown |
posthumous name | 簡 (pinyin jĭan), literary meaning: "concise" or "selected" |
Preceded by: King Ding of Zhou |
Zhou Dynasty | Succeeded by: King Ling of Zhou |