Muye zhi zhan

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Muye zhi zhan is an ancient Chinese battle in 1046 BCE in which the Zhou forces defeated the Shang dynasty, leading to the establishment of the Zhou dynasty.

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Muye zhi zhan canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Chinese battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
belligerent Shang dynasty ⓘ
Zhou forces ⓘ
chronologicalRelation occurred shortly before the start of Western Zhou dynasty ⓘ
combatant Shang royal army ⓘ
linked to: Shang forces

Zhou clan ⓘ
linked to: Zhou royal house
commandedBy King Wu of Zhou ⓘ
consequence establishment of the Zhou dynasty ⓘ
fall of the Shang dynasty ⓘ
hasChineseName 牧野之战 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Muye
hasCulturalContext Chinese civilization ⓘ
hasEnglishName Battle of Muye ⓘ
hasLanguageOfPrimarySources Classical Chinese ⓘ
hasOutcome suicide or death of King Zhou of Shang ⓘ
hasType decisive battle ⓘ
historicalPeriod early Western Zhou period ⓘ
late Shang dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Shang dynasty
involvedDynasty Shang dynasty ⓘ
Zhou dynasty ⓘ
isKeyEventIn founding mythos of the Zhou dynasty ⓘ
ledTo founding of the Zhou dynasty ⓘ
occurredInCentury 11th century BCE ⓘ
occurredInYear 1046 BCE ⓘ
opposedBy King Zhou of Shang ⓘ
partOf Zhou conquest of Shang ⓘ
predecessorEvent Zhou rebellion against Shang rule ⓘ
recordedIn Book of Documents ⓘ
Shiji ⓘ
result decisive Zhou victory ⓘ
significance considered a foundational event in Chinese dynastic history ⓘ
marked the transition from Shang to Zhou rule ⓘ
tookPlaceInPresentDayCountry China ⓘ
tookPlaceInRegion Central China ⓘ
tookPlaceNear Muye ⓘ

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Battle of Muye → alsoKnownAs → Muye zhi zhan ⓘ