King Nan of Zhou
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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: --- |
