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King Zhuang of Zhou
Eastern Zhou king who foiled the Duke of Zhou Heijian's plot to put his brother Ke on the throne and reigned while Duke Huan of Qi came to power
In a side chamber of a palace, a yellow ceremonial robe embroidered with a dragon hangs on a wooden stand, its hem worked with waves and rocks, before a carved folding screen, while a black lacquer chest sits on a low table by a lattice window and no person is in view.
Also known as Ji Tuo
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
King Zhuang of Zhou, personal name Tuo, was a son of King Huan and reigned from 696 to 682 BC. King Huan had favoured a younger son, Prince Ke, and entrusted him to Heijian, Duke of Zhou. According to the Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan) and the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), in 693 BC the Duke of Zhou plotted to kill King Zhuang and enthrone Ke; the officer Xin Bo warned the king, the two of them put the duke to death, and Ke fled to Yan. The king's favourite, Wang Yao, bore him Prince Tui, who would later rise against King Hui. In 685 BC, after Duke Xiang of Qi was murdered, Prince Xiaobai returned to take the throne as Duke Huan of Qi and made Guan Zhong his minister. King Zhuang died in 682 BC, and his son Huqi succeeded as King Xi.
Life and times
Dates Birth unknown–682 BCE