Ancient China · Ruler

King Wen of Zhou 周文

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King Wen of Zhou was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 194

Family

Ancestor of Zhou Rui (周汭)
descended from 系出 · Claimed parentage
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 194

Places and affiliations

Polity Zhou 周 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 194

Source notes

Historicity legendary
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 194

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 3Volume 3 Book of Later Liang 3: Taizu Annals 3 · 1 passage

汭之本姓犯文穆皇帝廟諱，至是因追贈，以其系出周文，故賜姓周氏。 Rui's birth surname violated Emperor Wenmu's taboo; on posthumous honor, as his line came from King Wen of Zhou, he was granted the surname Zhou.