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King Wu (other)
Wu Wang may refer to: Chinese royalty Wu Wang (武王 or 吴王/吳王), may be translated as Prince Wu, King Wu, Prince of Wu, or King of Wu, depending on context: Zhou dynasty *King Wu of Zhou (died 1043 BC), first king of the Zhou dynasty *King Wu of Chu (died 690 BC), first king of the state of Chu *Kings of Wu (state): **Shoumeng (died 561 BC) **Liao of Wu (died 515 BC) **Helü (died 496 BC) **Fuchai (died 473 BC) *King Wu of Qin (329–307BC), king of the state of Qin *King Wuling of Zhao (died 295BC), also known as King Wu of Zhao Nanyue, Han dynasty, and Three Kingdoms *Zhao Tuo (died 137BC), King Wu of Nanyue from 204BC to 196BC *Liu Pi, Prince of Wu (216–154 BC), prince of the Han dynasty *Cao Cao (155–220), created Prince Wu of Wei by the Han dynasty *Sun Quan (182–252), created Prince of Wu by Cao Wei Jin dynasty, Sixteen Kingdoms, and Northern and Southern Dynasties *Zhang Gui (255–314), posthumously honored by the Former Liang as King of Wu *Emperor Kang of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Wu Of Zhou
King Wu of Zhou () was the first king of the Zhou dynasty of ancient China. The chronology of his reign is disputed but is generally thought to have begun around 1046 BC and ended three years later in 1043 BC. King Wu's ancestral name was Ji () and given name Fa (). He was the second son of King Wen of Zhou and Queen Taisi. In most accounts, his older brother Bo Yikao was said to have predeceased his father, typically at the hands of King Zhou, the last king of the Shang dynasty; in the ''Book of Rites'', however, it is assumed that his inheritance represented an older tradition among the Zhou of passing over the eldest son.''Book of Rites''Tan Gong I, 1 Accessed 4 Nov 2012. (Fa's grandfather Jili had likewise inherited Zhou despite two older brothers.) Upon his succession, Fa worked with his father-in-law Jiang Ziya to accomplish an unfinished task: overthrowing the Shang dynasty. In 1048 BC, Fa marched down the Yellow River to the Mengjin ford and met with more tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |