Rulers in China:

Zhou Dynasties

Zhou Dynasty, 1050–249 bce
Reign Dates	Dynastic Name miao hao	Traditional Dates	Comments
Western Zhou, to 771 bce
	Wen Wang
1050–1043 bce	Wu Wang 武王	1122–1115 bce
	Zhou duke
1042?–1006 bce	Cheng Wang 成王	1115–1078 bce
1005?–978 bce	Kang Wang 康王	1078–1052 bce
977?–957 bce	Zhao Wang 昭王	1052–1001 bce
956–918 bce	Mu Wang 穆王	1001–948 bce
917?–900 bce	Gong Wang 共王	946–934 bce
899?–873 bce	Yih Wang Jian 懿王	934–909 bce
872?–866 bce	Xiao Wang 孝王	909–895 bce
865–858 bce	Yi Wang Xie 夷王	895–879 bce
857?–842? bce	Li Wang 厲王	878–841 bce
841–828 bce	Gonghe interregnum
827–781 bce	Xuan Wang 宣王
781–777 bce	You Wang 幽王		Killed by border rebels.
Eastern Zhou, to 256 bce
770–720 bce	Ping Wang 平王
719–697 bce	Huan Wang 桓王
696–682 bce	Zhuang Wang 莊王
681–677 bce	Xi Wang 王
676–652 bce	Hui Wang 惠王
651–619 bce	Xiang Wang 襄王
618–613 bce	Qing Wang 頃王
612–607 bce	Kuang Wang 匡王
606–586 bce	Ding Wang 定王
585–572 bce	Jian Wang 簡王
571–545 bce	Ling Wang 靈王
544–520 bce	Jiing Wang 景王
520 bce	Dao Wang 悼王 ?
519–476 bce	Jing Wang Gai 敬王
475–469 bce	Yuan Wang 元王
468–441 bce	Zhengding Wang 貞定王
441 bce	Ai Wang 哀王 ?
441 bce	Si Wang 思 ?
440–426 bce	Kao Wang 考王
425–402 bce	Weilei Wang 威烈王
401–376 bce	An Wang 安王
375–366 bce	Lie Wang 烈王
368–321 bce	Xian Wang 顯王
320–315 bce	Shenjing Wang 慎靚王
314–256 bce	Nan Wang 赧王		Usually considered last Zhou emperor.
255–249 bce	Dongzhou Jun
249 bce, dethroned by ruler of Qin.

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