When King Wu conquered Zhou and established the Western Zhou Dynasty
King Wu conquered King Zhou and established the Western Zhou Dynasty in 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 Shang, only during the Jiazi period, the year of the tripod, and the Shang Dynasty was conquered." The research on the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties also speculated that King Wu conquered Zhou in 1046 B.C.
King Wu conquered King Zhou and established the Western Zhou Dynasty
After King Wu conquered Zhou, he established the Western Zhou Dynasty.
King Wu conquered Zhou and established the capital of Western Zhou.
After King Wu conquered King Zhou, he established the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty in Haojing and Fengjing (now southwest of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province).
Was it the Eastern Zhou Dynasty or the Western Zhou Dynasty that King Wu conquered Zhou?
King Wu conquered Zhou during the Western Zhou Dynasty.
What dynasty was established after King Wu conquered Zhou?
After King Wu conquered King Zhou, he established the Zhou Dynasty.
King Wu conquered Zhou, destroyed Shang and established Zhou.
The year 1046 B.C., King Wu of Zhou led the Zhou Dynasty and the other vassals to attack King Shang, Emperor Xin (Zhou). In the end, the Zhou Dynasty was established and the Shang Dynasty was destroyed. According to the inscriptions on the Li Gui of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wu conquered the Shang Dynasty on the morning of Jiazi Day and occupied Zhaoge. The details of the battle were not recorded in the literature, but according to some unofficial legends, King Wu cut off King Zhou's head and hung it on the flagpole. He shot through King Zhou's clothes and killed King Zhou's concubine. The next day, King Wu's younger brother, Ji Dan, announced that the Zhou Dynasty had conquered the Shang Dynasty, and the Zhou Dynasty was officially established. As for the specific war strategies and tactics, as well as the impact of the war on society at that time, the literature did not provide detailed information.
The dynasty that ended when King Wu conquered Zhou was
The dynasty that King Wu conquered was the Shang Dynasty.
When King Wu conquered Zhou
King Wu conquered King Zhou in 1046 B.C. At this time, King Wu and Jiang Ziya thought that the time had come. They united the vassal states and led the army across the Yellow River from Mengjin to Muye, the outskirts of Zhaoge, to start the decisive battle. This war was regarded as a war that would topple the entire country, because King Zhou of Shang had already exhausted all his national strength, while King Wu of Zhou had obtained the support of all the vassal states. In the Battle of Muye, the Shang army was defeated, and King Zhou set himself on fire in Lutai. The Shang Dynasty was finally destroyed. Therefore, it could be said that the timing of King Wu's attack on King Zhou of Shang was under the circumstances where King Zhou's national strength was weak and all the vassal states joined forces to support him.
The dynasty after King Wu conquered Zhou
The dynasty established after King Wu conquered King Zhou was the Zhou Dynasty.
The time when King Wu conquered Zhou
The time 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 Shang, only during the Jiazi period, the year of the tripod, and the Shang Dynasty was conquered." The research on the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties Division Project also speculated that King Wu's conquest of Zhou took place on January 20, 1046 B.C. Therefore, it could be confirmed that the time when King Wu conquered Zhou was 1046 B.C.
King Wu conquered Zhou
The source of King Wu's crusade against King Zhou can be found in Shangshu·Wucheng: " Move forward and change sides, attack the north of the rear." This passage described the background and process of the war when King Wu conquered Zhou.