King Xuan of Zhou
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King Xuan of Zhou (before 841 BC - 781 BC) (ch. 周宣王 zhōu xūan wáng) was the eleventh sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.
Personal information
| family name | Ji (姬 jī) in Chinese |
| given name | Jing (靜 jìng) in Chinese |
| era name | none |
| father | King Li of Zhou |
| mother | unknown |
| wife | unknown |
| children | King You of Zhou |
| duration of reign | 827 BC-781 BC |
| tomb | unknown |
| temple name | unknown |
| courtesy name | unknown |
| posthumous name | Xuan 宣 (pinyin xuān), literary meaning: "proclaimed" or "perspicacious" |
| Preceded by: Gonghe |
Zhou Dynasty | Succeeded by: King You of Zhou |
