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King Ling of Zhou

King Ling of Zhou (ch: 周靈王, pinyin zhōu líng wáng) or King Ling of Chou (wg) was the twenty-third sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the eleventh of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

Personal information

 
family name Ji (姬 jī) in Chinese
given name Xiexin (泄心 xìe xīn) in Chinese
era name none
father King Jian of Zhou
mother unknown
wife unknown
children King Jing of Zhou
duration of reign 572 BC or 571 BC-545 BC
tomb unknown
temple name unknown
courtesy name unknown
posthumous name 靈 (pinyin líng), literary meaning: "agile"

Preceded by:
King Jian of Zhou
Zhou Dynasty Succeeded by:
King Jing of Zhou