1. Zhou Wuwang, the ancestor of the Western Zhou Dynasty, was named Ji Fa. Bronze inscriptions in the Western Zhou Dynasty often called him King Zhen. Zhou Wenwang's second son. When King Wen died about 15 BC, he succeeded to the throne and continued to use the year of "being ordered". After King Wu succeeded to the throne, he inherited his father's wishes and used Jiang Shang, Duke Ji Dan of Zhou, Ji Shi of Zhao Gong and others to govern the country, and the Zhou Dynasty became stronger and stronger. In the eleventh year (about 146 BC), King Wu joined forces with Yong, Shu, Qiang, Kuailu, Peng, Pu and other tribes to attack Shang Zhou's hangdu to sing songs and crusade against the decadent Shang Dynasty. The two armies fought in Mu Ye. Because of the defection of slave soldiers in the Shang Dynasty, the Shang army was defeated, and the fatuous soldiers set themselves on fire in the "Lutai", and the Shang Dynasty perished. Three years later (about 143 BC), Zhou Wuwang died at the age of forty-five. Duke Ji Dan of Zhou, Ji Shi of Zhao Gong and Jiang Shang of Taigong assisted him to become king. Traditionally, Zhou Wuwang, Zhou Wenwang, Yao Shunyu and Shang Tang have always been revered by later generations.
2. Zhou Chengwang, named Ji Song, was the second generation king of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the son of Zhou Wuwang. King Wu died in office for three years after Keshang's reign. "The world heard that King Wu collapsed and pulled it." When he became king, he was young, and Ji Dan, the Duke of Zhou, was the regent, which caused dissatisfaction among Guan Shu, Cai Shu and Huo Shu. He made rumors that the Duke of Zhou wanted to usurp the throne, joined forces with Wu Geng to launch a rebellion, and called Gong Zhen suspicious, which was called "the Three Prison Rebellion" in history. The Duke of Zhou led his troops to the East Expedition. Three years later, Guan Shu committed suicide, and Cai Shu was imprisoned, seizing the fiefs of Shang, Wei, Tai and Yan countries. After seven years of regency, the Duke of Zhou was still in power as a king. He was worried that the king would be greedy for ease and wrote an article "No Escape". Later generations evaluated the achievements of Cheng Wang and his son Kang Wang by "the rule of Cheng Kang". History said that the world was peaceful at that time and there was no punishment for more than forty years. The dating project of Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties set the reign time of the king as from 142 to 121.
iii. Zhou Kangwang, whose name is Ji Zhao, is the third generation king of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the son of Zhou Chengwang. Shangshu Gu Ming depicts the collapse of Zhou Chengwang and Zhou Kangwang's accession to the throne. The Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties Dating Project set Kang Wang's reign time as 12 to 996.
4. King Zhao of Zhou, whose name is Ji Xia, was the fourth king of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Son of Zhou Kangwang. Historical Records called him King Zhao, and bronze inscriptions in the Western Zhou Dynasty mostly called him King Wan or King Wan, which is the same as the bronze inscriptions in the Zhou Dynasty calling Zhou Wenwang and Zhou Wuwang King Wen and King Yun. In the nineteenth year of King Zhao, he visited Jingchu in the south and never returned, and died in the Hanshui River. The history of the cause of death is hidden, and it is said that the boat was a rubber boat, went into the water to hydrolyze and drowned. The dating project of Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties set the reign time of Zhao Wang as 995-977.
5. Zhou Muwang (also known as King Miao of Zhou), whose name is Man, is the son of King Zhao of Zhou, and the fifth son of the Emperor of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Legend has it that he was 15 years old and reigned for about 55 years (the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties dating project was designated as 976-922 years ago, and 11-947 years ago). According to the Biography of Mu Tianzi unearthed from the Warring States Tomb in Ji 'an County, Zhou Muwang likes to travel. During the 13th to 17th year of Mu Wang, he drove the Eight Horses to drive the Nine Wan Li, and went west to the Kunlun Hill, where birds shed their feathers, to see the Palace of the Yellow Emperor. He also hosted a banquet in Yaochi to make a song with the Queen Mother of the West. He also said that he favored the beauty Shengji and built a platform for Shengji. During the period of Zhou Muwang, the national strength was strong, and the influence of the Zhou Dynasty in the west was extended to far away areas. King Mu also devoted himself to developing to the southeast, and made many tribes of Fang submit to Zhou's rule through cruising, which was of positive significance to Zhou's consolidation and development. But at the same time, it led to the relaxation of state affairs.
VI. King Zhou * * *, whose name is Ji Yihu ("Gehu", pinyin: y ī h ī, medieval pinyin: qe ghox), the sixth generation king of the Western Zhou Dynasty, posthumous title * * * ("* *", pinyin: gōng, medieval pinyin:. Bronze inscriptions in the Western Zhou Dynasty called him Gong Wang, and sometimes Gong Wang. Son of Zhou Muwang. The Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties Dating Project set the reign time of King * * * as 922 to 9 years ago.
VII. Zhou Yiwang, whose name is Ji Huan, was the seventh king of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Historical Records records that during the period of King Yi, the Zhou Dynasty began to decline, and some people wrote poems to satirize him. The Chronicle of Bamboo Records records: "In the first year of King Yi, the sky was once again in Zheng", which refers to the first year of Zhou Yiwang. In one day, the phenomenon of dawn appeared twice in succession. At that time, this wonder could be seen in the area of Zheng State in Huaxian County, Shaanxi Province. The Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties Dating Project set the reign time of King Yi as the first 899 to the first 892 years, and Taiping Yulan quoted Historical Records as saying that "King Yi reigned for 25 years". According to Bai Chuanjing's classification of inscriptions dating back to the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Yi was in office for more than 15 years.
VIII. Zhou Xiaowang, whose name is Ji Bifang, was the eighth king of the Western Zhou Dynasty. The inscription "Pianpan" unearthed in Yang Jiacun, Meixian County, Shaanxi Province was used as a textual research king. Brother of Zhou * * * Wang. The Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties Dating Project set the reign time of Xiaowang as from 891 to 886, and some people questioned its accuracy.
9. Zhou Yiwang, surnamed Ji, named Xie, the ninth king of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the son of Zhou Yiwang. Historical Records called him King Yi, and bronze inscriptions in the Western Zhou Dynasty mostly called him King Yi. The Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties Dating Project defined the reign of Yi Wang as 885 to 878 years ago, and some people questioned its accuracy. The Chronicle of Bamboo Books says that the King of Yi "cooked Qi and mourned the public in Ding" for three years. According to Bai Chuanjing's classification of inscriptions dating back to the Western Zhou Dynasty, Yi Wang was in office for more than 9 years.
X. Zhou Liwang (? -828 BC), the surname of Ji, named Hu, was "harmful to the husband" in the bronze inscriptions of the Western Zhou Dynasty. As the son of Zhou Yiwang. King Li was the tenth king of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and he reigned for about 16 years (from 857 BC to 842 BC, and from 877 BC to 841 BC). During the reign of King Li, he used the traitor to honor the public, did not listen to the advice of the sages Duke Zhou and Duke Mu, and implemented a brutal "patent" policy, enslaved the people and denied them the slightest freedom of speech, so that pedestrians could only use their eyes to signal. As a result, the state power of the Zhou Dynasty declined even more, and the state affairs became more corrupt. The people complained a lot, and the people were miserable, so in 842, they gathered in an uprising, rushed into the palace, and tried to kill King Li, which was known as "Chinese riots" in history. King Li had to escape from Haojing, cross the Yellow River, and flee to Bi (now huozhou city, Shanxi Province) in Fenshui Valley. Duke Zhou and Zhao Gong were in power (say * * * Bohe was in power), which was called "* * * and administration" in history. In the 14th year of Zhou Dynasty (828 BC), King Li died, and the Duke of Zhou and Jing, the son of King Li, were called to announce the king.
Xi. Zhou Xuanwang, whose name was Ji Jing or Ji Jing, was the 11th king of the Western Zhou Dynasty. After the death of Zhou Liwang in 828 BC, Zhou Zhao * * * ended, and Zhou Dinggong and Ji Jing, the prince of Mu Gongli, were called as the king, in order to announce the king. Zhou Dinggong and Zhao Mugong assisted the government. Xuanwang revitalized Zongzhou when he was in office, which was called Xuanwang Zhongxing in history.
12. Zhou Youwang (795-771 B.C.), surnamed Ji, was named Gong Nie (historical records as Gong Li, "?", pinyin: shēng, phonetic notation: ㄕㄥ, medieval pinyin: srieng), son of Zhou Xuanwang, Xi. Search for God says that he was born in the thirty-third year of Xuanwang. In the second year of Youwang (78 BC), there was a great earthquake in Guanzhong, and a man named Bo Yang Fu thought it was a sign that the Zhou Dynasty would perish. For three years, you Wang was praised by a beautiful woman and entered the palace. She was quite favored by you Wang and gave birth to a son. Therefore, after you Wang abandoned his official application, he became a prince, and changed it into a compliment, taking his son Bofu as the prince. Praise and praise don't like to laugh. You Wang smiled for Bomei people, and tried many methods without success. Finally, he thought of playing the warlord's trick by bonfire, and drew the warlord's army with bonfire. He watched their embarrassing state with praise and praise, and finally burst out laughing, but there was no enemy, which made You Wang repeatedly raise bonfire after he smiled with joy, but he lost the warlord's pair from now on. In addition, you Wang also appointed a courtier, Guo Shifu, as Qing, but the Chinese complained. This man is good at flattery and quite snobbish. In addition, his father, Shen Hou, was very angry after he abandoned Shen, so he teamed up with the western foreign dogs to attack the king. At this time, you Wang raised the bonfire for help again, and no princes were willing to save him. Finally, you Wang was killed at the foot of Lishan Mountain, and his whereabouts were unknown after he was taken away, and the Western Zhou Dynasty perished.