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King Xi of Zhou
Eastern Zhou king, called King Li in the Shiji, during whose short reign Duke Huan of Qi became hegemon and who recognised Duke Wu of Quwo as ruler of Jin
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 Huqi · King Li of Zhou
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
King Xi of Zhou, personal name Huqi, written King Li in the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), was a son of King Zhuang and reigned for five years, from 681 to 677 BC. The Shiji says that Duke Huan of Qi first became hegemon in his third year. The Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan) records that he sent the royal officer Shan Bo to join Qi and other states in a campaign against Song that ended in a settlement, and that in 678 BC he sent the Duke of Guo to invest Duke Wu of Quwo as lord of Jin with one army. That act gave royal sanction to the Quwo branch, which had overthrown the senior line of Jin at Yi, completing a struggle that had lasted more than sixty years. He died in 677 BC and was succeeded by his son Lang, King Hui.
Life and times
Dates Birth unknown–677 BCE