KING KANG OF ZHOU

'King Kang of Zhou' (ch 周康王 zhōu kāng wáng) or 'King K'ang of Chou' was the third sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.
King Kang followed his father King Cheng's policy and expanded the Zhou territory in the North and in the West. He also repressed a rebellion in the east. Life prospered in the Zhou Dynasty under King Kang's rule.

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Family name	Ji (姬 jī) in Chinese
Given name	Zhao (釗 zhāo) in Chinese
Era name	none
Father	King Cheng of Zhou
Mother	unknown
Wife	unknown
Children	King Zhao of Zhou
approximate duration of reign	1067 BC-1042 BC
Tomb	unknown
Temple name	unknown
Courtesy name	unknown
Posthumous name	Kang 康 (pinyin kāng wáng), literary meaning: "healthy"