Eastern Zhou: Rulers: 741-256 BC
Each ruler is recorded under the following protocol: posthumous name (shì | 諡) || personal name (míng | 名), considered tabooed (huì | 諱) upon accession.
| Ruling House: Jī (姬) | |
| Tiānwáng (天王) | |
| 741 - 4 Apr 720 BC | Píng wáng (平王) || Yíjiù (宜臼) [1] |
| 720 - 19 Mar 697 BC | Huán wáng (桓王) || Lín (林) |
| 697 - 682 BC | Zhuāng wáng (莊王) || Tuó (佗) |
| 682 - 677 BC | Xī wáng (釐王 or 僖王), Lí wáng (厘王) || Húqí (胡齊) |
| 677 - 675 BC | Huì wáng (惠王) || Lǎng (閬) |
| 675 - 673 BC | Tuí (穨) |
| 673 - 30 Nov 652 BC | Huì wáng (惠王) [2] |
| 652 - 10 Aug 619 BC | Xiāng wáng (襄王) || Zhèng (鄭) |
| 619 - 613 BC | Qǐng wáng (頃王) || Rénchén (壬臣) |
| 613 - 3 Sep 607 BC | Kuāng wáng (匡王) || Bān (班) |
| 607 - 17 Oct 586 BC | Dìng wáng (定王) || Yú (瑜) |
| 586 - 16 Aug 572 BC | Jiǎn wáng (簡王) || Yí (夷) |
| 572 - 15 Nov 545 BC | Líng wáng (靈王) || Xièxīn (泄心) |
| 545 - 13 Apr 520 BC | Jǐng wáng (景王) || Guì (貴) [3] |
| 520 - 6 Oct 520 BC | Dào wáng (悼王) || Měng (猛) |
| 10 Oct 520 - 476 BC | Jìng wáng (敬王) || Gài (丐) |
| 476 - 469 BC | Yuán wáng (元王) || Rén (仁) |
| 469 - 441 BC | Dìng wáng (定王) or Zhēndìng wáng (貞定王) || Jiè (介) |
| 441 BC | Āi wáng (哀王) || Qùjí (去疾) |
| 441 BC | Sī wáng (思王) || Shū (叔) |
| 441 - 426 BC | Kǎo wáng (考王) || Wéi (嵬) |
| 426 - 402 BC | Wēiliè wáng (威烈王) || Wǔ (午) |
| 402 - 376 BC | Ān wáng (安王) || Jiāo (驕) |
| 376 - 369 BC | Liè wáng (烈王) || Xǐ (喜) |
| 369 - 321 BC | Xiǎn wáng (顯王) || Biǎn (扁) |
| 321 - 315 BC | Shènjìng wáng (慎靚王) || Dìng (定) |
| 315 - 256 BC | Nǎn wáng (赧王) or Yǐn wáng (隱王) || Yán (延) |
- According to the Xinian, 2, Píng wáng acceded only in 741 BC, after the 21-year reign of prince Yúchén (余臣) and a nine-year interregnum. The Bamboo Annals, ch. 4, dates both kings from 771 BC without acknowledging Yúchén as such, still calling him prince, 王子, when recording his murder in 750 BC, and thus ignoring any in-between interregnum. The Historical Records, ch. 4, disregards Yúchén, and any interregnum, completely, having Yíjiù succeed his father, Yōu wáng (幽王), alone in 771 BC.
- The death of Huì wáng is recorded in the Spring and Autumn Annals, ch. 5, as having occurred on 30 Nov 652 BC. Zuǒ zhuán, Xī gōng, 7th year, claims that Huì wáng died in Nov/Dec 653 BC, and that his son, Xiāng wáng, did not announce the death until a year later.
- The death of Jǐng wáng is recorded in the Spring and Autumn Annals, ch. 10, under his 25th year, 4th month, day yǐchǒu (乙丑) which is an anachronism, probably resulting from the confusion of yǐchǒu (乙丑) and jǐchǒu (己丑), i.e. 13 Apr 520 BC.