Ancient China · Ruler

King Wu of Zhou 周武王

Zhou Wu Wang

Attested BC 1046

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King Wu of Zhou was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 1046 周武王克殷
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 10

Places and affiliations

Polity Yin 殷 · Relation Conquered
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 10
Polity Zhou 周 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 10

Events and relationships

Conquered
BC 1046 周武王克殷 · Military · Conqueror · At Yin 殷
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 10
Sought descendants
Search · Seeker · With Zhouzhang (周章)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 10

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 10

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 31Genealogies: House of Wu Taibo · 2 passages

是時周武王克殷，求太伯、仲雍之後，得周章。 At this time, King Wu of Zhou conquered Yin and sought the descendants of Taibo and Zhongyong, and found Zhouzhang.

自太伯作吳，五世而武王克殷，封其後為二：其一虞，在中國； From when Taibo made Wu, five generations passed and King Wu conquered Yin, and he enfeoffed their descendants as two: one was Yu, in the central states;