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King Ping of Zhou

King Ping of Zhou (before 771 BC - 720 BC) (ch 周平王 zhōu píng wáng) or King P'ing of Chou was the thirteenth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the first of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

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family nameJi (姬 jī) in Chinese
given nameYijiu (宜臼 yí jìu) in Chinese
era namenone
fatherKing You of Zhou
motherdaughter of Marquis of Shen
wifeunknown
childrenKing Huan of Zhou
duration of reign770 BC-720 BC
tombunknown
temple nameunknown
courtesy nameunknown
posthumous namePing 平 (pinyin píng), literary meaning: "peaceful"
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Preceded by:
\nKing You of Zhou
Zhou DynastySucceeded by:
\nKing Huan of Zhou
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"I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need." - Francois-Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), when asked how he managed to make his remarkable statues