Ruler · 1051 – 996 BCE

King Kang of Zhou

Lived 1051 – 996 BCE. Chinese king of Zhou dynasty, 1020 BCE – 996 BCE; also in the line of Western Zhou.

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Lived: 1051 BCE – 996 BCE; 55 years
In office: 24 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: died in office; read off the dates alone

Chinese king

Zhou dynasty · the 3rd of 37 dated reigns · 1042 BCE – 256 BCE · read from the line of Western Zhou

Duke of Zhou1042 BCE – 1035 BCE

King Cheng of Zhou1042 BCE – 1021 BCE

King Kang of Zhou1020 BCE – 996 BCE

King Zhao of Zhou996 BCE – 957 BCE

King Mu of Zhou976 BCE – 922 BCE

King Gong of Zhou921 BCE – 909 BCE

31 after

killed, executed or dead in battledied in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1020 BCE – 996 BCE · 24 years · came to it aged 31

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 996 BCE, the year they died

Also in the line of Western Zhou (2nd of 11).

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