King Hui of Zhou

{{Short description|King of the Zhou dynasty from 676 to 652 BC}}

{{infobox royalty

| name = King Hui of Zhou
周惠王

| succession = King of the Zhou dynasty

| reign = 676–652 BC

| predecessor = King Xi of Zhou

| successor = King Xiang of Zhou

| full name = Ancestral name: (姬)
Given name: Làng (閬) or Wén (聞)

| house = Ji

| dynasty = Zhou (Eastern Zhou)

| death_date = 652 BC

| posthumous name = King Hui (惠王)

| father = King Xi of Zhou{{citation|title=The Cambridge History of Ancient China| editor = Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy|date=1999|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}

| spouse = Queen Chen
Queen Hui of Zhou

| issue = King Xiang of Zhou
Duke Zhao of Gan
Wang Ji

}}

{{chinese

|altname=Posthumous name |c2={{linktext|周|惠|王}} |p2=Zhōu Huì Wáng |w2=Chou Huì-wang
King Huì of Chou |l2=The Benevolent King of Zhou

}}

King Hui of Zhou ({{zh|c=周惠王|p=Zhōu Huì Wáng}}), personal name Ji Lang, was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian

Family

=Queens=

  • Queen Chen ({{lang|zh|陳后}})
  • Queen Hui of Zhou, of the Gui clan of Chen ({{lang|zh|周惠后 媯姓}}), known as Chen Gui ({{lang|zh|陳媯}}); possibly a daughter of Duke Xuan of Chen; married in 676 BC; the mother of Crown Prince Zheng and Prince Dai

=Sons=

  • Crown Prince Zheng ({{lang|zh|太子鄭}}; d. 619 BC), ruled as King Xiang of Zhou from 651–619 BC
  • Prince Dai ({{lang|zh|王子帶}}; 672–635 BC), ruled as Duke Zhao of Gan ({{lang|zh|甘昭公}}) until 635 BC

=Daughters=

See also

References

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| before = King Xi of Zhou

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{{S-ttl

| title = King of China

| years = 676–652 BC

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| after = King Xiang of Zhou

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Category:650s BC deaths

Category:Kings of the Zhou dynasty

Category:7th-century BC Chinese monarchs

Category:Year of birth unknown

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