King Wu of Zhou was the monarch of the Shang Dynasty.
The exact date of King Wu's conquest of Zhou was January 20, 1046 B.C.
King Wu's conquest of Zhou happened during the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty. To be more specific, King Wu's conquest of King Zhou took place around 1046 B.C.
The exact year when King Wu conquered Zhou was 1046 B.C. This conclusion was based on the inscriptions of the Western Zhou Li Gui and the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. The inscription on the Li Gui recorded that " King Wu conquered the Shang Dynasty. Only during the Jiazi period, the year was over, and the Shang Dynasty was conquered." Therefore, it could be confirmed that King Wu conquered Zhou in 1046 B.C.
The route of King Wu's conquest of Zhou could be roughly determined. According to the descriptions in [1] and [2], King Wu set out from Haojing and headed east along the south bank of the Wei River Valley. He arrived at Tongguan near the confluence of the Wei River and the Yellow River, then entered the Xiaohan Passage, passed through Luoyang, and then headed north to the Mengjin Ferry on the south bank of the Yellow River. These materials mentioned the two important locations of the Xiao Han Passage and Luoyang. Therefore, it could be said that the route of King Wu's conquest of King Zhou started from Haojing, passed through Tongguan, Luoyang, and finally arrived at Mengjin Ferry.
After King Wu conquered Zhou, he did not build a capital at a specific location. After the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, the capital moved to Fenghao (south of the Wei River in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province), Luoyi (now Luoyang, Henan Province), and other places. Therefore, it was impossible to determine the location of the capital after King Wu conquered Zhou.
After King Wu conquered King Zhou, he established the Zhou Dynasty.
The exact time when King Wu conquered Zhou was January 20, 1046 B.C. However, no exact information was provided to answer the question of how long it took King Wu to conquer Zhou. Therefore, it was impossible to determine the time it took for King Wu to conquer Zhou.
The bronze ware used by King Wu to conquer Zhou was called Li Gui.
After King Wu conquered Zhou, he established the Western Zhou Dynasty.
King Wu of Zhou established the capital of the Zhou Dynasty in Haojing (now Xi'an, Shaanxi Province).