Person1043 BC
King Wu of Zhou
Also called: Ji Fa
King who overthrew the last Shang ruler at Muye and founded the Zhou dynasty; his brother the Duke of Zhou served his heir
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King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang at the Battle of Muye and founded the Zhou dynasty with its capital at Haojing, ruling through a feudal system in which royal kin and loyal followers governed as lords.
Themes this person appears in
- Early Civilizations and Empires3500 BC – 486 BC
From the first civilizations in the great river valleys to the first empires of the Near East, India and China — comparing their writing, law, religion and rule