King Cheng of Zhou

King Cheng of Zhou 周成王
King of China[1]
Reign	1042–1021 BCE
Predecessor	King Wu of Zhou[2][3]
Successor	King Kang of Zhou
Died	1021 BCE
Issue	King Kang of Zhou[4]
Full name Ancestral name: Jī (姬) Given name: Sòng (誦)
House	Zhou Dynasty[5]
Father	King Wu of Zhou
Mother	Yi Jiang (邑姜), daughter of Jiang Ziya

King Cheng of Zhou (Chinese: 周成王; pinyin: Zhōu Chéng Wáng; Wade–Giles: Chou Ch'eng Wang) or King Ch'eng of Chou was the second king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. The dates of his reign are 1042-1021 BCE or 1042/35-1006 BCE.^[6] His parents were King Wu of Zhou and Queen Yi Jiang (邑姜).^[7]

King Cheng was young when he ascended the throne. His uncle, Duke of Zhou, fearing that Shang forces might rise again under the possible weak rule of a young ruler, became the regent and supervised government affairs for several years. Duke of Zhou established the eastern capital at Luoyang, and later defeated a rebellion by Cheng’s uncles^[8] Cai Shu, Guan Shu and Huo Shu.^[9][10]

King Cheng later stabilized Zhou Dynasty’s border by defeating several barbarian tribes along with the Duke of Zhou.

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