Emperor Table of Western Zhou Dynasty

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Emperors of the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC to 711 BC)

Order	Name	Notes	Reign Time (years)
1	Zhou Wenwang (Ji Chang)	With the assistance of Jiang Ziya, he developed the Zhou that laid the foundation for overthrowing the Shang Dynasty.	1097 BC - 1046 BC
2	Zhou Wuwang (Ji Fa)	The son of Zhou Wenwang; He defeated the Shang Dynasty in 1046 BC and established the Western Zhou Dynasty.	1046 BC - 1043 BC
3	Zhou Chengwang (Ji Song)	The son of Zhou Wuwang; he established the capital city of Luoyi (near Luoyang in Henan Province).	1042 BC - 1021 BC
4	Zhou Kangwang (Ji Zhao)	The son of Zhou Chengwang; Under his reign, the Zhou Dynasty prospered.	1020 BC- 996 BC
5	Zhou Zhaowang (Ji Xia)	The son of Zhou Kangwang; the Zhou Dynasty began to decline during his rule.	995 BC - 977 BC
6	Zhou Muwang (Ji Man)	The son of Zhou Zhaowang; His reign time is the longest among all the emperors in the Western Dynasty.	976 BC - 922 BC
7	Zhou Gongwang (Ji Yihu)	The son of Zhou Muwang	922 BC - 900 BC
8	Zhou Yiwang (Ji Jian)	The son of Zhou Gongwang. The Zhou Dynasty fell into a decline in his reign.	899 BC - 892 BC
9	Zhou Xiaowang (Ji Pifang)	The son of Zhou Muwang and the younger sister of Zhou Gongwang	891 BC - 886 BC
10	Zhou Yiwang (Ji Xie)	The son of Zhou Yiwang (899 BC - 892 BC)	885 BC - 878 BC
11	Zhou Liwang (Ji Hu)	The son of Zhou Yiwang (885 BC - 878 BC); He was a tyrant that abused the people and was defeated in many wars. After the people's rebellion in 841 BC, he was exiled.	877 BC - 841 BC
12	Gong Bohe	He was elected by other vassals to deal with the state affairs after Zhou Liwang was exiled.	841 BC - 828 BC
13	Zhou Xuanwang (Ji Jing)	The son of Zhou Liwang; He carried out a series of effective innovations and succeeded.	827 BC - 782 BC
14	Zhou Youwang (Ji Gongsheng)	The son of Zhou Xuanwang; he made fun of his seigneurs in order to make his concubine smile. The Western Zhou Dynasty was lost at last in his reign.	781 BC - 771 BC

Last updated: May 6, 2008

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