King Wen of Zhou
King Wen of Zhou
King Wen/文 of Zhou/周 (?-1135 B.C., r. 1184-1135 B.C.), name Chang/昌, son of King Ji of Zhou, friend Nangong Shi/南宫适 (not Nangong Kuo/南宫括 (not Nangong Jingshu/南宫敬叔) ).
Family
Wife: Tai Si, the mother of Yikao & Fa/发 & Xian/鮮 & Dan/旦 & Du/度 & Zhenduo/振铎 & Wu/武 & Chu/处 & Feng/封 & Zai/载 (ordered by birth order), so called heaven made match
Sons (not sure the birth order, Zheng/郑 & Xiu/绣 younger than Fa): Son, Bo Yikao. Son, Fa, ruled as King Wu of Zhou. Son, Xian, ruled as the Monarch of Guan/管. Son, Dan, served as the Regent of King Cheng of Zhou. Son, Du, ruled as the Monarch of Cai/蔡. Son, Zhenduo, ruled as the Monarch of Cao/曹. Son, Wu, ruled as the Monarch of Cheng/郕. Son, Chu, ruled as the Monarch of Huo/霍. Son, Feng, ruled as the Monarch of Wey/卫, served as the Minister of Justice of Zhou. Son, Zai, ruled as the Monarch of Na/那, served as the Minister of Works of Zhou. Son, ruled as the Viscount of Gao/郜. Son, ruled as the Viscount of Yong/雍. Son, Zheng, ruled as the Monarch of Mao/毛. Son, Xiu, ruled as the Monarch of Teng/滕. Son, Gao/高, ruled as the Monarch of Bi/毕. Son, ruled as the Monarch of Yuan/原. Son, ruled as the Marquis of Feng/酆. Son, ruled as the Marquis of Xun/郇
Concubines: 2 younger sisters of Di Yi, the older was lame & blind & later both divorced