King Li of Zhou
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King Li of Zhou was the tenth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Estimated dates of his reign are 877–841 BC or 857–842 BC (Cambridge History of Ancient China).
King Li was a corrupt and decadent king. To pay for his pleasures and vices, King Li raised taxes and caused misery among his subjects. 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 King Li's ministers and hidden. The angry mob couldn't find the prince and soon dispersed.
The officials elected Gong Bo He as regent, who ruled for fourteen years.
The Gonghe Regency: Sima Qian
took Gong He (read as 'joint harmony') to be an era name for the joint rule of Shao Gong and Zhou Gong. The Bamboo Annals
say that Gong He (read as 'Lord He from Gong') was a person. This view has been confirmed by a bronze inscription. From the few records we have, his rule was uneventful. When King Li died in exile in 828 BC, Shao Gong and Zhou Gong persuaded Gong He to retire and power was given to Li's son, King Xuan of Zhou
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King Li was a corrupt and decadent king. To pay for his pleasures and vices, King Li raised taxes and caused misery among his subjects. 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
Linfen
-Administrative divisions:The prefecture-level city of Linfen is divided in one district, two cities and fourteen counties. The information here presented uses the metric system and data from 2010 Census.-Pollution:...
(842 BC). His son was taken by one of King Li's ministers and hidden. The angry mob couldn't find the prince and soon dispersed.
The officials elected Gong Bo He as regent, who ruled for fourteen years.
The Gonghe Regency: Sima Qian
Sima Qian
Sima Qian was a Prefect of the Grand Scribes of the Han Dynasty. He is regarded as the father of Chinese historiography for his highly praised work, Records of the Grand Historian , a "Jizhuanti"-style general history of China, covering more than two thousand years from the Yellow Emperor to...
took Gong He (read as 'joint harmony') to be an era name for the joint rule of Shao Gong and Zhou Gong. The Bamboo Annals
Bamboo Annals
The Bamboo Annals is a chronicle of ancient China. It begins at the earliest legendary times and extends to the Warring States Period , particularly the history of the Wei state...
say that Gong He (read as 'Lord He from Gong') was a person. This view has been confirmed by a bronze inscription. From the few records we have, his rule was uneventful. When King Li died in exile in 828 BC, Shao Gong and Zhou Gong persuaded Gong He to retire and power was given to Li's son, King Xuan of Zhou
King Xuan of Zhou
King Xuan of Zhou was the eleventh sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Estimated dates of his reign are 827-782 BC or 827/25-782 BC.He worked to restore royal authority after the Gong He interregnum. He fought the 'Western Barbarians' and another group on the Huai River to the southeast. In...
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