Reign 368–321 BC Parents King An of Zhou Grandparents King Weilie of Zhou Died 321 BC Grandchildren King Nan of Zhou | Children King Shenjing of Zhou Name King of | |
King Xian of Zhou (Chinese: 周顯王; pinyin: Zhōu Xiǎn Wáng), or King Hsien of Chou, was the thirty-fourth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the twenty-third of Eastern Zhou.
Very little is known about him. He succeeded his brother King Lie of Zhou in 368 BC.
He sent gifts to many of the feudal states, supposedly his vassals, particularly Qin and Chu. Late in his reign, the leaders of the states declared themselves kings, and ceased to recognise the king of Zhou as even nominally their overlord.
After his death, his son King Shenjing of Zhou ruled over China.
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