King Xiao of Zhou

{{infobox royalty

| name = King Xiao of Zhou
{{langn|zh|周孝王}}

| succession = King of the Zhou dynasty

| reign = 891–886 BC

| predecessor = King Yì of Zhou

| successor = King Yí of Zhou

| full name = Ancestral name: Ji ({{langn|zh|姬}})
Given name: Bifang ({{langn|zh|辟方}})

| house = Ji

| dynasty = Zhou (Western Zhou)

| death_date = 886 BC

| posthumous name = King Xiao (孝王) or King Kao (考王)

| father = King Mu of ZhouSources of Western Zhou History: Inscribed Bronze Vessels by Edward L. Shaughnessy

| spouse = Wang Jing

|birth_name=Ji Bifang}}

{{Chinese

|altname=Posthumous name |c2={{linktext|周|孝|王}} |p2=Zhōu Xiao Wáng |w2=Chou Xiao-wang
King Xiao of Chou |l2=The Filial King of Zhou}}

King Xiao of Zhou ({{zh|c=周孝王|p=Zhōu Xìao Wáng}}), personal name Ji Bifang, was a king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.Needham, Joseph (1986). Science and Civilization in China: Volume 2. Taipei: Caves Books Ltd. Estimated dates of his reign are 891–886 BC or 872–866 BC.

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

He was a son of King Mu and brother of King Gong.

{{cite book

|first=Rémi|last=Mathieu

|title=Le Mu Tianzi Zhuan

|page=198}}Nienhauser, "Origins of Chinese Literature," page 201

His reign is poorly documented. He was preceded on the throne by his nephew King Yì of Zhou and followed by his nephew's son, King Yí of Zhou. Sima Qian wrote that the King Yí was "restored by the many lords". This hints at a usurpation, but the matter is not clear.China: From Neolithic cultures through the Great Qing Empire 10,000 BCE-1799 CE by Harold M. Tanner{{cite book |author=Sima Qian |title=Records of the Grand Historian|volume=4}}

Feizi was granted a small fief at Qin by King Xiao.Li, Feng (2006). Landscape And Power In Early China. Cambridge University Press. Page 263. {{ISBN|978-0-521-85272-2}}. King Xiao learned of his reputation and put him in charge of breeding and training horses for the Zhou army. To reward his contributions, King Xiao wanted to make Feizi his father's legal heir instead of his half-brother Cheng.Han, Zhaoqi (2010). Annals of Qin (in Chinese). Annotated Shiji. Zhonghua Book Company. Pages 345–346. {{ISBN|978-7-101-07272-3}}.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d_qOvs0WjPcC&pg=PA263 |title=Landscape And Power In Early China |author=Li, Feng |year=2006 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-85272-2 |page=263}}