Ancient China · Ruler

King Xiang of Zhou 周襄王

Zhōu Xiāng Wáng

Attested BC 626

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

King Xiang of Zhou was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 626 周襄王二十六年
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 26, passage 31

Key source chapters

Places and affiliations

Polity Zhou · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 26, passage 31

Events and relationships

Intercalary third month criticized by Spring and Autumn
Calendrical · Ruler
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 26, passage 31
惠後之難
Type consort · Person Empress Hui (惠後)
Directly stated · Book of Han 96, passage 203

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 96Volume 85: Gu Yong and Du Ye · 1 passage

周襄王內迫惠後之難，而遭居鄭之危。 King Xiang of Zhou, squeezed by palace strife, fell into danger as a guest of Zheng.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 26Treatise on the Calendar · 1 passage

周襄王二十六年閏三月，而春秋非之。 In the twenty-sixth year of King Xiang of Zhou, there was an intercalary third month, which the Spring and Autumn Annals criticized.