King You of Zhou

King You of Zhou
King You of Zhou
Posthumous name
Chinese	周幽王
Literal meaning	The Quiet King of Zhou; The Secluded King of Zhou
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōu Yōu Wáng
Wade–Giles	Chou Yōu-wang; King You of Chou

Names
	Ancestral name: Ji (姬); Given name: Gongsheng (宮湦) or Gongnie (宮涅);

King You of Zhou
周幽王
King You of Zhou; 周幽王
King of the Zhou dynasty
Reign	781–771 BC
Predecessor	King Xuan of Zhou
Successor	King Ping of Zhou
Born	Ji Gongsheng; 795 BC
Died	771 BC
Spouse	Bao Si
Issue	King Ping of Zhou; Crown Prince Bofu;
Names
Names
	Ancestral name: Ji (姬); Given name: Gongsheng (宮湦) or Gongnie (宮涅);
House	Zhou
Father	King Xuan of Zhou
Mother	Queen Jiang

King You of Zhou (795–771 BC), personal name Ji Gongsheng, was the twelfth king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the last from the Western Zhou dynasty. He reigned from 781 to 771 BC.