| King Li of Zhou 周厲王 | |||||
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| King of the Zhou dynasty | |||||
| Reign | 877–841 BC | ||||
| Predecessor | King Yí of Zhou | ||||
| Successor | Gonghe Regency | ||||
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| Died | 828 BC | ||||
| Spouse | Shen Jiang | ||||
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| House | Zhou dynasty | ||||
| Father | King Yí of Zhou | ||||
| Mother | Wang Ji | ||||
King Li of Zhou (died in 828 BC) (Chinese: 周厲王; pinyin: Zhōu Lì Wáng), personal name Ji Hu, was the tenth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Estimated dates of his reign] are 877–841 BC or 857–842 BC (Cambridge History of Ancient China).[1]
Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian depict King Li as a corrupt and decadent king. To pay for his pleasures and vices, King Li raised taxes and caused misery among his subjects. It is said that he barred the commoners from profiting from the communal forests and lakes. He enstated a new law which allowed him to punish anyone, by death, who dared to speak against him. King Li's bad rule soon forced many peasants and soldiers into revolt, and Li was sent into exile at a place called Zhi near Linfen (842 BC). His son was taken by one of his ministers and hidden.[2] When Li died in exile in 828 BC, power was passed to his son.[3]
The Shen Dao fragments also depict King Li as a decadent and corrupt king. The fragments say:[4]
Formerly, during the decline of the house of Zhou, King Li brought trouble and chaos to all under heaven, the feudal lords governed by means of force, and the people desired to act as if there were no hierarchy and annex one another’s land.
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| King Gong of Zhou (d. 900 BC) | |||||||||||||||
| King Yih of Zhou (899–892 BC) | |||||||||||||||
| King Yi of Zhou (d. 878 BC) | |||||||||||||||
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| King Li of Zhou (890–828 BC) | |||||||||||||||
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King Li of Zhou Died: 828 BC | ||
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| Preceded by | King of China 877–841 BC |
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Xia → Shang → Zhou → Qin → Han → 3 Kingdoms → Jìn / 16 Kingdoms → S. Dynasties / N. Dynasties → Sui → Tang → 5 Dynasties & 10 Kingdoms → Liao / Song / W. Xia / Jīn → Yuan → Ming → Qing → ROC / PRC | ||
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