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King Nan of Zhou

zh-tw:周隱王 zh-cn:周隐王

King Nan of Zhou, ch 周赧王, py. zhaō năn wáng, wg, King Nan of Chou, or less commonly King Yin of Zhou, trad. ch: 周隱王, sim. Ch: 周隐王, pinyin: zhaō yĭn wáng, wg: King Yin of Chou was last sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.

Personal information

 
Family name Ji (姬 jī) in Chinese
Given name Yan (延 yán) in Chinese
Era name none
Father King Shenjing of Zhou
Mother unknown
Wife unknown
Children unknown
Duration of reign 314 BC-256 BC
Tomb unknown
Temple name unknown
Courtesy name unknown
Posthumous name 赧 (pinyin năn), literary meaning: "flushed" or 隱 (pinyin yĭn), literary meaning: "hiding"

Preceded by:
King Shenjing of Zhou
Zhou Dynasty Succeeded by:
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