King Ping of Zhou

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King Ping of Zhou was an early Eastern Zhou monarch who moved the capital east to Luoyang, marking the decline of royal power and the start of the Eastern Zhou period in ancient China.

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King Ping of Zhou canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Zhou
ancient Chinese monarch
ascendedToThrone after the death of King You of Zhou
associatedWithEvent fall of the Western Zhou capital Haojing
formal beginning of the Eastern Zhou period
birthDate 8th century BC
capital Luoyang
capitalMovedTo Luoyang
capitalRegion Luoyang Basin
conflictContext Quanrong invasion of the Western Zhou capital
country Zhou dynasty
deathDate 720 BC
dynasty Zhou dynasty
endTime 720 BC
era Eastern Zhou
surface form: Eastern Zhou period

Spring and Autumn period
familyName Ji
father King You of Zhou
givenName Yijiu
historicalPeriod transition from Western Zhou to Eastern Zhou
house House of Ji
monarchOf China
Zhou dynasty
mother Queen Shen
movedCapitalFrom Haojing
movedCapitalTo Luoyang
personalName Ji Yijiu
politicalPower largely dependent on regional feudal lords
position Son of Heaven
posthumousName Ping
powerStatus nominal overlord of the Zhou feudal states
predecessor King You of Zhou
previousCapital Haojing
realmType feudal monarchy
reasonForCapitalMove threat from Quanrong tribes and instability in the west
reignEnd 720 BC
reignStart 770 BC
reignTitle King of Zhou
significance initiated the Eastern Zhou period
marked the decline of royal power of the Zhou kings
startTime 770 BC
successor King Xian of Zhou
surface form: King Huan of Zhou
supportedBy Marquess of Shen (initially)
surface form: Marquess of Shen

various regional lords
templeName Ping Wang
titleInChinese 周平王

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Zhou dynasty notableFigure King Ping of Zhou
King You of Zhou successor King Ping of Zhou
King You of Zhou son King Ping of Zhou