POLITICIAN
King Yi of Zhou
850 BC - 878 BC
King Yi of Zhou
King Yi of Zhou (Chinese: 周夷王; pinyin: Zhōu Yí Wáng), personal name Ji Xie, was a king of China's Zhou dynasty. Estimated dates of his reign are 885–878 BC or 865–858 BC. He was preceded by his great-uncle, King Xiao, who could have overthrown his father. In the third year of his reign, King Yi sided with Marquis of Ji in a dispute with Duke Ai of Qi and executed Duke Ai by boiling him to death in a large cauldron. King Yi installed Duke Ai's younger half-brother Lü Jing (Duke Hu of Qi) on the Qi throne. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). King Yi of Zhou is the 10,689th most popular politician (down from 8,434th in 2024). (down from 1,613th in 2019)
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, King Yi of Zhou ranks 10,690 out of 19,576. Before him are Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas, Arvid Posse, Manuel Prado Ugarteche, Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle, Qu Qiubai, Pedro Pablo Ramírez, and Ralpacan. After him are Vakhtang II of Georgia, Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera, Hugo von Pohl, John I, Duke of Saxony, and Gaius Sallustius Passienus Crispus.
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Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas
1240 - 1297
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 10,688
Arvid Posse
1820 - 1901
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 10,689
Manuel Prado Ugarteche
1889 - 1967
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 10,690
Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle
1710 - 1751
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 10,691
Qu Qiubai
1899 - 1935
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 10,692
Pedro Pablo Ramírez
1884 - 1962
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 10,693
Ralpacan
802 - 838
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 10,694
King Yi of Zhou
850 BC - 878 BC
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 10,695
Vakhtang II of Georgia
1251 - 1293
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 10,696
Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera
1155 - 1211
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 10,697
Hugo von Pohl
1855 - 1916
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 10,698
John I, Duke of Saxony
1249 - 1285
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 10,699
Gaius Sallustius Passienus Crispus
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 10,700
Contemporaries
Among people born in 850 BC, King Yi of Zhou ranks 6. Before him are Jonah, Jeroboam II, King Xuan of Zhou, King Li of Zhou, and Mesha. After him are Shoshenq V, Lutipri, Marduk-zakir-shumi I, and Marduk-balassu-iqbi. Among people deceased in 878 BC, King Yi of Zhou ranks 1.
Others Born in 850 BC
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Jonah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
850 BC - 810 BC
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 1
Jeroboam II
POLITICIAN
850 BC - 742 BC
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 2
King Xuan of Zhou
POLITICIAN
850 BC - 782 BC
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 3
King Li of Zhou
POLITICIAN
850 BC - 828 BC
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 4
Mesha
POLITICIAN
850 BC - 850 BC
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 5
King Yi of Zhou
POLITICIAN
850 BC - 878 BC
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 6
Shoshenq V
POLITICIAN
850 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 7
Lutipri
POLITICIAN
850 BC - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 8
Marduk-zakir-shumi I
POLITICIAN
850 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 9
Marduk-balassu-iqbi
POLITICIAN
850 BC - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 10
