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4 unusual facts about King Wu


King Wu

King Wu of Chu (r. 740–690 BCE), first king of the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu.

King Wu of Zhou (r. 1046–1043 BCE), first king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.

King Wu of Qin (r. 310–307 BCE), king of the Zhou Dynasty state of Qin.

Kong Xuan

When the evil king Zhou, the last ruler of Shang dynasty was rebelled against by his former subordinate King Wu, general Kong Xuan fought the rebel army in the Golden Cock Range.


Duchy of Zhou

Duke Chang, who conquered Shang and proclaimed the Zhou dynasty as King Wu


see also

History of Zhengzhou

Other territories in the Zhengzhou area bestowed by King Wu included the states of Kuai (郐国/鄶國), Eastern Guo, Zhai (祭国/祭國) and Mi (密国/密國).

Tsinghua Bamboo Slips

The gathering takes place in the ancestral temple to King Wen of Zhou, King Wu's father, and incorporates beer drinking and the recitation of hymns in the style of the received Shi Jing.