Brief Introduction of Emperors of Previous Dynasties - Western Zhou (Ji Recitation)

King Ji of Zhou (周成王姬縣) (?– 1021 BC), surnamed Ji (姬), courtesy name Ji (姬), was a native of Qizhou (present-day Qishan County, Shaanxi Province). The second monarch of the Zhou Dynasty, the son of Ji Fa the King of Zhou Wu, the grandson of Taishi Jiang Ziya, and the mother of Empress Yi Jiang.

At the beginning of the succession, he was still young, and was regent by his uncle Zhou Gongdan to quell the rebellion of the Three Prisons. After King Cheng of Zhou came to power, he created a new capital of Chengzhou, ruled China, sealed the princes, sent troops to the east, and made ceremonies and music, consolidating the rule of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

In 1021 BC, he died of illness and reigned for 22 years. During the reign of King Cheng of Zhou and his son King Kang of Zhou, social stability, harmony among the people, and "punishment for more than forty years were not used", known in history as "the rule of Cheng Kang".

King Cheng of Zhou, the second generation of monarchs after zhou established a unified feudal regime, completed a series of conquests of the eastern kingdom during his period, consolidating Zhou's rule in the east. In addition, he inherited the legacy of King Wu and made outstanding contributions to the consolidation of the zhou dynasty with the assistance of the Duke of Zhou.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty's Historical Wall Plate and The Lai Plate, it was believed that King Cheng was a "constitutional saint" monarch who could rule the four directions and be able to be rigid and soft at the same time.

Historical evaluation

Cao Zhi: Cheng Wang Jiwu, Xiansheng Baofu. Although he is naïve, he is well-versed. At first doubts about Zhou Gong, in the end, he was confused. Dan and Yi Zhizhi were punished in error.

Zhang Wen: Emperor Gaozong of Xi forgave Min Chang Yin Zuo in Zaixing, and King Cheng chong Long Zhou De in Taiping, and his merits were braved by Pu Tian, and his voice was extremely reckless.

Fan Ye: Emperor Gaozong and King Cheng had the change of the pheasant and the swift wind, but there was no ZTE Kangning's merit.

Fang Xuanling: And the king of Cheng is also the crown prince, then Zhou Zhao is a baofu, Shi Yizhao's article, so he can hear the Tao and prepare early, ascend to the great cause, and the punishment is not used, and the sound is overflowing.

real name

Ji chanting

alias

King Cheng of Zhou

The era in which it was located

Western Zhou

Ethnic groups

Zhou Ren

Date of death

1021 BC

Major achievements

The rule of Cheng Kang

posthumous name

Become a king

Reign time

1043 BC – 1021 BC

gender

man

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