Founding of the Western Zhou

Name: Founding of the Western Zhou
Start: -1046

Type Event Region Asia Time c. -1046

Around 1046 BCE, King Wu of Zhou defeated King Zhou of Shang at Muye, ending the Shang dynasty and establishing the Zhou dynasty with its capital at …

Timeline

c. -1046Muye · Henan ProvinceKing Wu of Zhou led a coalition of lords eastward, decisively engaging the Shang army at Muye. The Shang troops defected before battle; King Zhou was defeated and burned himself to death at Lutai, and the Shang dynasty fell.
c. -1046–-1045Haojing · Guanzhong PlainAfter destroying Shang, King Wu led his army back west and built Haojing in Guanzhong as his capital, formally establishing the Zhou regime, inheriting and reforming Shang institutions, with the lords of the realm coming to court.

Sources

史记·周本纪 — 司马迁
The Cambridge History of Ancient China: From the Origins of Civilization to 221 B.C. — Michael Loewe, Edward L. Shaughnessy (eds.) (1999)