Gugong Danfu

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Gugong Danfu was an early Zhou leader and ancestor of the Zhou royal house, traditionally credited with laying the foundations for the Zhou dynasty’s later rise in ancient China.

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Label Occurrences
Gugong Danfu canonical 3
Gu Gong Danfu 1

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Zhou leader ⓘ
ancestor of Zhou kings ⓘ
ancient Chinese noble ⓘ
alternativeName Gu Gong Danfu ⓘ
linked to: Gugong Danfu

King Tai of Zhou ⓘ
Zhou Taiwang ⓘ
ancestralTitle Taiwang ⓘ
associatedWith rise of the Zhou dynasty ⓘ
burial ancestral tombs of the Zhou clan ⓘ
creditedWith laying foundations for the Zhou dynasty ⓘ
culture Chinese ⓘ
descendant King Wu of Zhou ⓘ
dynasty Zhou ⓘ
ethnicity Zhou people ⓘ
father Jili ⓘ
linked to: Ji Jili
gender male ⓘ
grandson King Wen of Zhou ⓘ
historicalRole ancestor of the Zhou royal house ⓘ
historicalStatus semi-legendary figure ⓘ
house House of Ji ⓘ
knownFor establishing conditions for Zhou expansion ⓘ
moving the Zhou clan to a safer and more fertile region ⓘ
strengthening agriculture and settlement of the Zhou people ⓘ
language Old Chinese ⓘ
legacy venerated as an ancestor by later Zhou kings ⓘ
mentionedIn Classic of Poetry (as an ancestral figure) ⓘ
Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ
name Gugong Danfu ⓘ
politicalStatus clan chief of the Zhou ⓘ
predecessor earlier Zhou clan leaders ⓘ
region ancient China ⓘ
linked to: Ancient China
religiousRole subject of ancestral worship by Zhou rulers ⓘ
role foundational leader of the Zhou clan ⓘ
son King Ji of Zhou ⓘ
state Zhou clan polity ⓘ
linked to: Zhou state
successor King Ji of Zhou ⓘ
timePeriod late Shang dynasty period ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zhou state → foundedBy → Gugong Danfu ⓘ
Gugong Danfu → name → Gugong Danfu ⓘ
Gugong Danfu → alternativeName → Gu Gong Danfu ⓘ
linked to: Gugong Danfu
Ji Chang → grandfather → Gugong Danfu ⓘ