Ruler · 1001 – 884 BCE

King Yih of Zhou

Lived 1001 – 884 BCE. Chinese king of Zhou dynasty, 909 BCE – 884 BCE; also in the line of Western Zhou.

Wikidata's English label: King Yi of Zhou.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1001 BCE – 884 BCE; 117 years
In office: 25 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: died in office; read off the dates alone

Chinese king

Zhou dynasty · the 7th of 37 dated reigns · 1042 BCE – 256 BCE · read from the line of Western Zhou

3 before

King Zhao of Zhou996 BCE – 957 BCE

King Mu of Zhou976 BCE – 922 BCE

King Gong of Zhou921 BCE – 909 BCE

King Yih of Zhou909 BCE – 884 BCE

King Xiao of Zhou884 BCE – 875 BCE

King Li of Zhou877 BCE – 841 BCE

King Yi of Zhou875 BCE – 864 BCE

27 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 909 BCE – 884 BCE · 25 years · came to it aged 92

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 884 BCE, the year they died

Also in the line of Western Zhou (6th of 11).

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