Ancient China · Founding King of Zhou Dynasty

King Wu 武王

Wǔwáng

Attested BC 1046

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Overview

King Wu was a Founding King of Zhou Dynasty.

IdentityHistorical · Male
RolesRuler
Found inBook of Han

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Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

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References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 82Volume 71: Jun, Shu, Yu, Xue, Ping and Peng · 2 passages
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夫孝子善述人之志，周公既成文、武之業而製作禮樂，修嚴父配天之事，知文王不欲以子臨父，故推而序之，上極於後稷而以配天。 A true son carries on his forebears' purpose. The Duke of Zhou, having finished the work of Kings Wen and Wu, composed the rites and music and set his father King Wen beside heaven; knowing that a living son must not overshadow his father, he pushed the line back through the ancestors to Hou Ji so that Hou Ji might share heaven's honor.