Ancient China · King of Zhou

King Xuan of Zhou 周宣王

Zhou Xuan Wang

Attested BC 827 - BC 782

Passages
2
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify King Xuan of Zhou as a ruler. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal King Xuan of Zhou 周宣王 Zhou Xuan Wang
Title King Xuan 宣王
Regnal King Xuan 宣王
Title King Xuan of Zhou 宣王
Title King Xuan of Zhou 周宣

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 周宣 · Western Interval: Start: BC 827 · End: BC 782
    Strongly inferred · songshu:062:s0162
  • Source Date: Text: 宣王 · Western Interval: Start: BC 827 · End: BC 782

Family

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  • Spouse of Queen Jiang (姜后)
    Kinship Term: queen / 后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: wife · Object Role: husband

References in the histories

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Book of Later Han, Chapter 89Volume 80a: Biographies of Writers 1 · 1 passage
Book of Song, Chapter 62Volume 62 Biographies 22: Yang Xin, Zhang Fu, Wang Wei · 1 passage