Overview
The translated histories identify King Yi of Zhou (Jian) as a ruler. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | King Yi of Zhou (Jian) | 懿王堅 | Yi Wang Jian |
| Given | Jian | 堅 | Jian |
| Personal | King Yi Jian | 懿王堅 | Yi Wang Jian |
| Regnal | Yi | 懿 | Yi |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · shiji:013:s165
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 懿王 · Western Interval: Start: BC 899 · End: BC 892Explicit · shiji:013:s165
Family
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- Parent of King Yi of Zhou (Xie) (夷王燮)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: child · Object Role: father
- Sibling of King Xiao of Zhou (孝王方)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: younger · Shared Parentage: uncertain
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Zhou / 周 · Relation: ruledExplicit · shiji:013:s165
Source notes
- Statement: The Zhou way declined; poets made satirical poems / 周道衰，詩人作刺Explicit · shiji:013:s165
References in the histories
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