King Huan of Zhou


King Huan of Zhou, personal name Jī Lín, was the fourteenth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the second of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
King Huan’s father was King Ping’s son, Crown Prince Xiefu. Huan succeeded his grandfather in 719 BC.
The son and successor of Huan was King Zhuang of Zhou.
In 707 BC, the royal forces were defeated in the Battle of Xuge by Duke Zhuang of Zheng. The king himself was wounded by an arrow in the shoulder, and the defeat destroyed the prestige of the Zhou house.

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