King Gong of Zhou
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King Gong of Zhou or King Kung of Chou was the sixth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Estimated dates of his reign are 922-900 BC or 917/15-900 (Cambridge History of Ancient China).
King Mu is portrayed in the core chapters of the Mu Tianzi zhuan (ca 4 c. BC) as travelling to the distant west in order to collect tribute. The description, purely fictional, is created to parallel the Yu gong (Lewis, The Construction of Space, p.258).
King Mu is portrayed in the core chapters of the Mu Tianzi zhuan (ca 4 c. BC) as travelling to the distant west in order to collect tribute. The description, purely fictional, is created to parallel the Yu gong (Lewis, The Construction of Space, p.258).
Personal information
Family name | Ji Ji (surname) 姬=Ji is the family name of the family in control of the Zhou Dynasty , which followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty in China.Thirty-nine members of the family ruled over China during this period.Ji has... (姬 jī) in Chinese Chinese language The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages... |
Given name Chinese name Personal names in Chinese culture follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western cultures. Most noticeably, a Chinese name is written with the family name first and the given name next, therefore "John-Paul Smith" as a Chinese name would be "Smith John-Paul"... | Yihu (繄扈 yī hù) in Chinese Chinese language The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages... |
Era name | none |
Father | King Mo of Zhou |
Mother | Taisi |
Wife | unknown |
Children | King Yi of Zhou (Ji Jian) King Yi of Zhou (Ji Jian) King Yi of Zhou or King I of Chou was the seventh sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Estimated dates of his reign are 899–892 BC or 899–873 BC .... |
Approximate duration of reign | 922 - 900 BC |
Tomb | unknown |
Temple name Temple name Temple names are commonly used when naming most Chinese, Korean , and Vietnamese royalty. They should not be confused with era names. Compared to posthumous names, the use of temple names is more exclusive... | unknown |
Courtesy name | unknown |
Posthumous name Posthumous name A posthumous name is an honorary name given to royalty, nobles, and sometimes others, in East Asia after the person's death, and is used almost exclusively instead of one's personal name or other official titles during his life... | Gong 共 (pinyin Pinyin Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into... gōng), literary meaning: "communal" |