King Ping of Zhou
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King Ping of Zhou (before 771 BC - 720 BC) (ch. 周平王 zhōu píng wáng) or King P'ing of Chou was the thirteenth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the first of Eastern Zhou Dynasty. He fled when his father died.
Personal information
| family name | Ji (姬 jī) in Chinese |
| given name | Yijiu (宜臼 yí jìu) in Chinese |
| era name | none |
| father | King You of Zhou |
| mother | daughter of Marquis of Shen |
| wife | unknown |
| grand children | King Huan of Zhou |
| duration of reign | 770 BC-720 BC |
| tomb | unknown |
| temple name | unknown |
| courtesy name | unknown |
| posthumous name | Ping 平 (pinyin píng), literary meaning: "peaceful" |
| Preceded by: King You of Zhou | Zhou Dynasty | Succeeded by: King Huan of Zhou |
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