Ancient China · Ruler

King Wen 文王

Wen Wang

Attested BC 1100 - BC 1050

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King Wen was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 1100 to BC 1050 周立七廟
Strongly inferred · History of Song 106, passage 5

Career and standing

King Wen 文王
Held
Directly stated · History of Song 106, passage 5

Places and affiliations

Polity Zhou 周 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · History of Song 106, passage 5

Events and relationships

Ritual · Enshrined king · Mode quotation Speaker Zhang Zhao (張昭)
Directly stated · History of Song 106, passage 5

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 106Volume 106 Treatises 59: Rites 9 · 1 passage

周立七廟，蓋親廟之外，祀太祖與文王、武王也。 The Zhou arranged seven shrines, honoring the Grand Ancestor together with Kings Wen and Wu in addition to the direct-line temples.