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He was the son of King You of Zhou and Queen Shen (申后). King You had exiled Queen Shen and Ji Yijiu after the king became enamoured with his concubine Bao Si and made her queen and his son Bofu his heir. [5] As a result, Queen Shen’s father, the Marquess of Shen, teamed with the Quanrong nomads and local satellite states to overthrow King ...
King Ping may refer to: King Ping of Zhou (reigned 771–720 BC), king of the Zhou dynasty; King Ping of Chu (r. 528–516 BC), king of the State of Chu; Prince Ping of Liang (r. 137–97 BC), prince of Liang under the Han dynasty; A type of school handball
The monarchy of Australia is a key component of Australia's form of government, by which a hereditary monarch serves as the country's sovereign and head of state. [1] It is a constitutional monarchy, modelled on the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy, while incorporating features unique to the constitution of Australia.
The King's Flag is the device upon the escutcheon of the arms of Australia in banner form.. The King's Flag consists of a banner of the device upon the arms of Australia.. Each of the six sections of the flag represents the heraldic badge of the Australian states, and the whole is surrounded by an ermine border representing the federation of the states: [1] [5]
King Ping of Chu (Chinese: 楚平王; pinyin: Chǔ Píng Wáng), personal name Xiong Ju, was king of the Chu state from 528 BC to 516 BC. He was a son of King Gong . King Ping was succeeded by his son, King Zhao .
The Australia Billie Jean King Cup team represents Australia in international women's tennis and is directed by Tennis Australia. The team played in the first ever tournament in 1963 , and is one of four teams that has taken part in every single edition since.
Gameplay in Kingpin was most noted for its profanity-laden dialog and its graphic depiction of violence. An idea incorporated into the game was that of area-specific damage: a shot to the head deals more damage than a shot on the leg.
Australia embraced the new technologies of transport and communication. Coastal sailing ships were finally abandoned in favour of steam, and improvements in rail and motor transport heralded dramatic changes in work and leisure. In 1918, there were 50,000 cars and lorries in the whole of Australia. By 1929 there were 500,000. [312]