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King Wu of Zhou

Type Figure Region China Time c. -1043 Also known as King Wu of Zhou、姬发、Ji Fa、周武

King Wu of Zhou (birth year unknown, died c. 1043 BCE) was the founding ruler of the Zhou dynasty, son of King Wen of Zhou.…

Timeline

  1. c. -1046Mengjin · HenanAfter King Wen of Zhou died, Ji Fa succeeded as King Wu and led the allied feudal lords eastward, taking an oath at Mengjin to denounce King Zhou of Shang's tyranny and prepare for the Battle of Muye.
  2. c. -1046Muye · HenanAt the Battle of Muye the Zhou army crushed the Shang forces; King Zhou of Shang burned himself to death, and King Wu entered Zhaoge, proclaiming the fall of Shang and the rise of Zhou, establishing the Zhou dynasty.
  3. c. -1046–-1043Haojing · GuanzhongEstablished the capital at Haojing, enfeoffed kinsmen and meritorious officials on a large scale, instituting the enfeoffment system and laying the political framework of the Zhou era. King Wu fell gravely ill in his late years; after his death his son King Cheng succeeded him.

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