King Lie of Zhou (Chinese: 周烈王; pinyin: Zhōu Liè Wáng), or King Lieh of Chou, was the thirty-third king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the twenty-first of Eastern Zhou.
| King Lie of Zhou Zhou Dynasty Died: 369 BC | ||
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| Preceded by King An of Zhou |
King of China 375–369 BC |
Succeeded by King Xian of Zhou |
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| Name | King Lie of Zhou |
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| Short description | King of Zhou Dynasty China |
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| Date of death | 376 BC |
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“...if I perish, I perish.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Esther 4:16.
Queen Esther, as she gathers strength to go to the king on behalf of her people.
“Now night perfumes lie upon the air,
As rests the blossom on the loaded bough;
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