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King Huan of Zhou

r. 719–697 BCE · 8th century BCE

King Huan of Zhou reigned from 719 to 697 BCE as the second king of the Eastern Zhou. Trying to assert royal authority over the State of Zheng, he led an army against Duke Zhuang of Zheng in 707 BCE and was defeated at Xuge, where an arrow struck his shoulder. The defeat exposed the weakness of the Zhou kings.

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State of Zheng

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