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周桓王
zhōu huán wáng ㄓㄡ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄨㄤˊ : 姓名:姬林,在位前719-前697。 King Huan of Zhou (ruled 719 BC-697 BC)

King Huan of Zhou (周桓王 Zhōu Húan Wáng; died 697 BC) was the fourteenth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the second of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-256 BC). His given name was Lín. King Huan』s father was King Ping』 son, Crown Prince Xiefu. Huan succeeded his grandfather in 719 BC. Son and successor of Huan was King Zhuang of Zhou. In 707 BC, the royal forces were defeated in the Battle of Xuge (𦈡葛之战) by Duke Zhuang of Zheng (r.743-701). The king himself was wounded by an arrow in the shoulder, and the defeat destroyed the prestige of the Zhou house.
史記·晉世家》:周桓王使虢仲伐曲沃武公,武公入于曲沃,乃立晉哀侯弟緡為晉侯。
墨子閒詁·非命上》:皇甫謐云:周桓王時自有亳王號湯,非殷也。

See also: 桓王


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