King Ji Hu of Zhou Li, the tenth emperor of the Western Zhou Dynasty (reigned from 878 BC to 841 BC), was the
son of King Zhou Yi. Reigned for 37 years.
Reigned from 858 BC to 828 BC. During his reign, he imposed excessive taxes and expropriations, which intensified the exploitation of working people. At the same time, he also deprived some nobles of their power, appointed Rongyi as ministers, implemented "patents", and monopolized social wealth
and resources. . This caused dissatisfaction among the nobles and common people. He also continued to conquer Jingchu in the south, and defended the nomadic tribes in the northwest. The Rongdi, especially the lynx, invaded from the northwest from time to time. There are also conflicts with surrounding ethnic minorities.
The southeastern Huaiyi who once submitted to Zhou could not bear the oppression and rose up to resist. After the "Chinese riot", King Li had no choice but to escape from Haojing, crossed the Yellow River, and fled to the Zhou Dynasty border - Zhi (now northeast of Huo County, Shanxi Province). He died in the 14th year of Zhou Dynasty (828 BC).
Ji Hu’s posthumous title after his death was King Li.
The escape of King Zhou Li was one of the most important events in ancient Chinese history. His escape divided ancient Chinese history into two parts. The "Chinese Rebellion" occurred in 841 BC It is the starting year of Chinese chronicles, but previous historical events have lost their specific time coordinates.