Duke of Zhou Dan 周公旦

Other names

Family

• Child of King Wen of Zhou (周文王)
  father 父 · paternal line
  Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 35, passage 4
• Sibling of King Wu of Zhou (周武王)
  same-mother brother 同母昆弟 · Full siblings
  Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 35, passages 2, 4
• Child of Tai Si (太姒)
  son 子 · Full siblings · maternal line
  Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 35, passages 3-4

Origins and identity

• Line Zhou royal house · 周
  Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 35, passage 4

Career and standing

• Enfeoffed
  BC 1046 封叔旦於魯 · At Lu 魯 · Authority King Wu of Zhou (周武王)
  Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 35, passage 11
• Duke of Zhou 周公
  BC 1046 為周公 · Became
  Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 35, passage 11

Places and affiliations

• Polity Zhou 周 · Relation Member of
  Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 35, passage 4
• At Lu 魯 · Relation Enfeoffed at
  Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 35, passage 11

Works and attributed material

• Speech · Speaker · With King Cheng of Zhou (周成王) · Paraphrased · Extent s0024
  Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 35, passage 24

Events and relationships

• Attacked and executed Wu Geng, killed Guan Shu, banished Cai Shu
  BC 1042 周公旦承成王命伐誅武庚，殺管叔，而放蔡叔 · Military · Commander · With Wu Geng Lu Fu (武庚祿父), Guan Shu Xian (管叔鮮), Cai Shu Du (蔡叔度)
  Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 35, passage 16
• Divided Yin remnant people into two groups
  BC 1042 分殷餘民為二 · Political · Divider
  Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 35, passage 17
• Took charge of the royal house
  BC 1042 周公旦專王室 · Political · Regent
  Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 35, passage 14
• Relation Predecessor patron of · Person Cai Zhong (蔡仲)
  Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 35, passages 23-24
• Relation Assisted · Person King Cheng of Zhou (周成王) · Regent
  Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 35, passages 11, 14, 20
• Relation Assisted · Person King Wen of Zhou (周文王)
  Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 35, passage 6

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment worthy · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 35, passage 6

Source notes

• Guan Shu and Cai Shu suspected the Duke of Zhou's actions were not in King Cheng's interest
  Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 35, passage 15