King Ding of Zhou (Chinese: 周定王; pinyin: Zhōu Dìng Wáng), or King Ting of Chou, was the twenty-first king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the ninth of Eastern Zhou.
| King Ding of Zhou Zhou Dynasty Died: 586 BC | ||
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| Preceded by King Kuang of Zhou |
King of China 606–586 BC |
Succeeded by King Jian of Zhou |
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| Name | King Ding of Zhou |
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| Short description | king of Zhou Dynasty China |
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| Date of death | 586 BC |
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“An illiterate king is a crowned ass.”
—Medieval English proverb.
Said by the chronicler William of Malmesbury to have been much used by King Henry I of England (1068-1135)