King Li of Zhou
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| family name | Ji (姬 jī) in Chinese |
| given name | Hu (胡 hú) in Chinese |
| era name | none |
| father | King Yi of Zhou (Ji Xie) |
| mother | unknown |
| wife | unknown |
| children | King Xuan of Zhou |
| approximate duration of reign | 878 BC-828 BC |
| tomb | unknown |
| temple name | unknown |
| courtesy name | unknown |
| posthumous name | Li 厉/厲 (pinyin lì), literary meaning: "stern" |
King Li of Zhou (d. 827 BC) (Simplified Chinese: 周厉王; Traditional Chinese: 周厲王; pinyin:Zhōu Lìwáng) was the tenth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.
King Li was a corrupt and decadent king. To pay for his pleasures and vices, King Li raised taxes and caused misery among his subjects. He made a new law that allowed him to punish anyone who dared to speak against himself by death. King Li's bad rule soon forced many peasants and soldiers into revolt, and Li was forced into hiding. His son was taken by one of King Li's ministers and hidden. The angry mob couldn't find the prince and soon dispersed.
The officials elected Gong Bo He as regent, and Gong Bo He ruled for two years before the prince was revealed as the heir to the throne.
| Preceded by: King Yi of Zhou (Ji Xie) | Zhou Dynasty | Succeeded by: Gonghe |
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