Bofu , sometimes referred to as Bopan (伯盘), was the son of Chinese Zhou Dynasty

Zhou Dynasty

The Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...

 monarch King You of Zhou

King You of Zhou

King You of Zhou was the twelfth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the last of Western Zhou Dynasty. He reigned from 781 to 771 BCE.In 780 BCE, a major earthquake hit Guanzhong...

 and his concubine Baosi

Baosi

Baosi was the concubine of the Ancient Chinese sovereign King You of Zhou. She was considered one of the most beautiful Chinese women ever.-Life:...

 (褒姒). After Baosi entered the royal palace, King You deposed Queen Shen (申后) and her son Crown Prince Yijiu

King Ping of Zhou

King Ping of Zhou , also referred to as Crown Prince Yijiu or King P'ing of Chou was the thirteenth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the first of Eastern Zhou Dynasty...

 (宜臼), replacing them with Baosi and Bofu. King You and Bofu were both killed in 771 CE by Quanrong

Quanrong

The Quǎnróng , literally "Dog Rong", were an ethnic group active in the north western part of China during the Zhōu and later dynasties. Their language is classified as part of the Tibeto-Burman branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages family....

 nomads at Mount Li

Mount Li

Mount Li is a mountain located in the northwest of Xi'an in Shaanxi Province, China. The mountain is part of the Qinling mountain range and rises to a height of 1302 metres above sea level...

 (骊山) near Xi'an

Xi'an

Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty...

 in present day Shaanxi

Shaanxi

' is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province...

. Another source says that Bofu lived and contended for the throne with Queen Shen's son, King Ping of Zhou

King Ping of Zhou

King Ping of Zhou , also referred to as Crown Prince Yijiu or King P'ing of Chou was the thirteenth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the first of Eastern Zhou Dynasty...

. The article King Xie of Zhou

King Xie of Zhou

King Xie of ZhouChinese NamePinyin Zhōu Xié Wáng Traditional Chinese周攜王Simplified Chinese周攜王Family nameJī Personal nameYú Chén DynastyZhou Dynasty Livedto 760 or 750 BCE Reignedc. 770 to 760 or 750 BCE...

says that Ping's rival was a different person.