Overview
King Zhou of Shang was a ruler.
PeriodAncient China
IdentityHistorical · Male · Title only
RolesRuler
Found inRecords of the Grand Historian
Life and dates
Death
- BC 1046 武王已克殷紂Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 3
Attested activity
- BC 1046 告以紂所以亡者Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 10
- BC 1046 武王已克殷紂Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 3
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Wu Geng Lu Fu (武庚祿父)son 子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 3
Places and affiliations
- Polity Shang 殷 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 3
Events and relationships
- Conquered byDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 3
- Perished from wine and favoring womenDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 10
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment licentious-with-wine-and-used-women · Mode quotation Speaker Duke of Zhou Dan (周公旦)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 10
References in the histories
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