Ancient China · Ruler

King Song of Zhou 周誦

Zhōu Sòng

Attested BC 1042 - BC 1021

Passages
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Chapters
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Histories
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Overview

The translated histories identify King Song of Zhou as a ruler. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

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Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal King Song of Zhou 周誦 Zhōu Sòng
Title King Song of Zhou 周誦 Zhōu Sòng
Personal name Song Sòng

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Western Interval: Start: BC 1042 · End: BC 1021 · Source Date: Text: 周誦
    Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:006:s0160

Places and affiliations

Assessments and attributes

  • Assessment: cited as a positive model for holding the myriad states, unlike Taizong · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment · Speaker Person Id: Wei Zheng (魏徵)
    Explicit · liangshu:006:s0160

References in the histories

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Book of Liang, Chapter 6Volume 6: Emperor Jing · 1 passage