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King Cheng of Zhou

r. c. 1042–1021 BCE · 11th century BCE

King Cheng of Zhou was the second king of the Western Zhou, son of King Wu. Because he came to the throne young, his uncle the Duke of Zhou ruled as regent, crushing a major rebellion and consolidating Zhou rule in the east. Tradition credits his reign with the enfeoffment of many regional states, among them Jin and, by Chu tradition, Chu.

King Cheng of Zhou
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