Ancient China · King of Zhou

King Xuan of Zhou 周宣王

Zhou Xuan Wang

Attested BC 827 - BC 782

Passages: 8
Chapters: 7
Histories: 4

Overview

King Xuan of Zhou was a king of Zhou.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Zhou's Xuan	周宣

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 827 to BC 782 周宣
Directly stated · Book of Han 98, passage 128; Book of Later Han 110, passage 103
BC 827 to BC 782 周宣
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 143, passage 165; Book of Song 62, passage 162
BC 827 to BC 782 周宣王之世
Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 31, passage 143
BC 827 to BC 782 宣
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 70, passage 175
BC 827 to BC 782 宣王
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 290

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Queen Jiang (姜后)
queen 后 · Primary marriage
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 290

Key source chapters

References in the histories

Search passages

History

8 passages

Book of Han, Chapter 70Volume 60: Du Zhou · 2 passages

跡三代之季世，覽宗、宣之饗國，察近屬之符驗，禍敗曷常不由女德？ Trace the last generations of the Three Dynasties, consider how long Gaozong of Shang and King Xuan of Zhou enjoyed their realms, and examine the signs confirmed among more recent kin: when did disaster and ruin not turn on the conduct of women?

仲山父異姓之臣，無親於宣，就封於齊，猶歎息永懷，宿夜徘徊，不忍遠去，況將軍之於主上，主上之與將軍哉！ Zhong Shanfu, no kin to King Xuan, still lingered in sorrow when posted to Qi—how much more should you, bound to the emperor by blood and office?

Book of Han, Chapter 98Volume 87a: Yang Xiong 1 · 1 passage

宮外近則洪崖、旁皇、儲胥、弩阹，遠則石關、封巒、枝鵲、露寒、棠梨、師得，遊觀屈奇瑰瑋，非木摩而不雕，牆塗而不畫，周宣所考，般庚所遷，夏卑宮室，唐、虞棌椽三等之制也。 Nearby stood Hongya, Panhuang, and the rest; farther off Stone Pass, Seal Peak, and other lodges— marvels of touring architecture, yet meant to recall King Xuan's scrutiny, Pan Geng's migration, Xia's humble halls, and the three grades of unadorned rafters of Tang and Yu.

Book of Later Han, Chapter 31Volume 28a: Biographies of Huan Tan; Feng Yan · 1 passage

昔周宣中興之主，齊桓霸強之君耳，猶有申伯、召虎、夷吾、吉甫攘其蝥賊，安其疆宇。 King Xuan and Duke Huan were only restorer and hegemon, yet they needed Shen Bo, Zhao Hu, Guan Zhong, and Yin Jifu to scourge pests and secure the frontier.

Book of Later Han, Chapter 89Volume 80a: Biographies of Writers 1 · 1 passage

宣王晏起，姜后脱簪。 King Xuan of Zhou lingered in bed until Queen Jiang pulled her pins.

Book of Later Han, Chapter 110Volume 99: Rituals and Worship Part Three · 1 passage

夏康、周宣，由废复兴，不闻改封。 Xia’s Kang and Zhou’s Xuan revived ruined dynasties without redoing the Tai rite.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 143Volume 143: Treatises 5 Rites 2 · 1 passage

古之周景、漢景、周宣、漢宣，皆中興再造之主。 In antiquity Zhou's Jing, Han's Jing, Zhou's Xuan, and Han's Xuan were all rulers of revival who restored their dynasties.

Book of Song, Chapter 62Volume 62 Biographies 22: Yang Xin, Zhang Fu, Wang Wei · 1 passage

又前年優旨，自弟所宣，雖夏后撫辜人，周宣及鰥寡，不足過也。 Moreover the favorable edict of two years ago was proclaimed by you; though Yu comforted the guilty and King Xuan of Zhou reached widows and orphans, they could not surpass it.