Muye

E813038

Muye was the site of an ancient Chinese battlefield where the Zhou forces decisively overthrew the Shang dynasty.

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Muye canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient battlefield ⓘ
historical site ⓘ
associatedDynasty Shang dynasty ⓘ
Zhou dynasty ⓘ
associatedWithConcept Mandate of Heaven ⓘ
combatant Shang forces ⓘ
Zhou forces ⓘ
commander King Wu of Zhou ⓘ
consequence beginning of Zhou feudal order ⓘ
end of Shang rule over much of northern China ⓘ
country China ⓘ
dateOfEvent c. 1046 BCE ⓘ
hasLegacy symbol of dynastic change in Chinese historiography ⓘ
historicalPeriod early Western Zhou period ⓘ
late Shang dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Shang dynasty
languageOfName Chinese ⓘ
locatedIn near present-day Xinxiang, Henan, China ⓘ
near the Shang capital Yin (near Anyang, Henan) ⓘ
mentionedIn Bamboo Annals ⓘ
Book of Documents ⓘ
Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ
opposingCommander King Zhou of Shang ⓘ
overthrowOf Shang dynasty ⓘ
partOf Central Plains of China ⓘ
region Yellow River basin ⓘ
resultedIn establishment of the Zhou dynasty ⓘ
roleInHistory site of decisive Zhou victory over Shang ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Muye ⓘ
transliterationSystem Pinyin ⓘ
linked to: Hanyu Pinyin
typeOfConflict dynastic war ⓘ

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