King You of Zhou (before 781 BC - 771 BC) (ch 周幽王 zhōu yōu wáng) was the twelfth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the last of Western Zhou Dynasty.
family name | Ji (姬 jī) in Chinese |
given name | Gongsheng (宮湦 gōng shēng) in Chinese |
era name | none |
father | King Xuan of Zhou |
mother | unknown |
wives | 1)Queen Shen, daughter of Marquess of Shen 2)concubine Baosi |
children | King Ping of Zhou from Queen Shen and prince Bofu from Baosi |
duration of reign | 781 BC-771 BC |
tomb | unknown |
temple name | unknown |
courtesy name | unknown |
posthumous name | You 幽 (pinyin yōu), literary meaning: "serene" |
Preceded by: King Xuan of Zhou |
Zhou Dynasty | Succeeded by: King Ping of Zhou |