Ancient China · Ruler

King Jing of Zhou 周景王

Zhou Jing Wang

Attested BC 544 - BC 520

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King Jing of Zhou was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 544 to BC 520 周景王時
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 27, passages 21, 31

Career and standing

King Jing of Zhou 周景王
Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 21

Places and affiliations

Polity Zhou 周 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 21

Events and relationships

Cast large treasure currency coins
Monetary · Issuer
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 31
Planned to recast larger coins
Monetary · Planner
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 21
Rejected remonstrance
Political · Addressee · With Duke Shan Mu (單穆公)
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 31
Relation Remonstrated by · Person Duke Shan Mu (單穆公)
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 21

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 21

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 27Volume 24b: Treatise on Trade 2 · 4 passages

其後百餘年，周景王時患錢輕，將更鑄大錢，單穆公曰：「不可。 Over a century later, in the time of King Jing of Zhou, because the coin had grown too light, he planned to recast larger coins. Duke Shan Mu said, "It cannot be done.

今王廢輕而作重，民失其資，能無匱乎？ Now if the king abolishes light coin and makes only heavy coin, the people lose their means—how can there be no shortage?

民若匱，王用將有所乏； If the people are in want, the king's expenditures will also be short;

王其圖之。」 Your Majesty should consider this."