Ji Chang

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Ji Chang, better known as King Wen of Zhou, was the founding patriarch of the Zhou dynasty whose moral authority and strategic leadership laid the groundwork for the overthrow of the Shang and the establishment of a new Chinese imperial order.

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Ji Chang canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese noble ⓘ
King of Zhou ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs King Wen of Zhou ⓘ
Zhou Wen Wang ⓘ
linked to: King Wen of Zhou
associatedWithConcept Mandate of Heaven ⓘ
virtuous kingship ⓘ
associatedWithEvent foundation of the Zhou dynasty ⓘ
rise of the Zhou against Shang ⓘ
child Duke of Zhou ⓘ
King Wu of Zhou ⓘ
country Ancient China ⓘ
culture Zhou culture ⓘ
deathPlace Zhou territory ⓘ
linked to: Zhou state
dynasty Zhou dynasty ⓘ
familyName Ji ⓘ
father Ji Li ⓘ
givenName Chang ⓘ
governedRegion Zhou territory in the Wei River valley ⓘ
grandfather Gugong Danfu ⓘ
language Old Chinese ⓘ
legacy ancestor of later Zhou kings ⓘ
ideological foundation of the Mandate of Heaven for Zhou ⓘ
moralReputation benevolent rule ⓘ
exemplary virtue ⓘ
name Ji Chang ⓘ
notableFor establishing moral authority for Zhou rule ⓘ
laying groundwork for overthrow of the Shang dynasty ⓘ
strategic leadership against Shang ⓘ
philosophicalInfluence Confucian tradition ⓘ
politicalStrategy building alliances with other regional lords ⓘ
weakening Shang authority through diplomacy and warfare ⓘ
portrayedAs wise and humane ruler in Chinese historiography ⓘ
position leader of the Zhou clan ⓘ
posthumousReputation model of a virtuous king ⓘ
sage-king in Chinese tradition ⓘ
reignTitle King Wen ⓘ
linked to: King Wen of Zhou
religion ancient Chinese religion ⓘ
role founding patriarch of the Zhou dynasty ⓘ
predecessor of the Zhou kings ⓘ
spouse Tai Si ⓘ
successor King Wu of Zhou ⓘ
timePeriod early Western Zhou period ⓘ
late Shang dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Shang dynasty
title Count of the West ⓘ

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King Wen of Zhou → personalName → Ji Chang ⓘ
Bo Qin → paternalGrandfather → Ji Chang ⓘ
Zhou royal house → hasAncestor → Ji Chang ⓘ
Ji Chang → name → Ji Chang ⓘ
King Wen of Zhou → personalName → Ji Chang ⓘ
subject linked to: Wen
Earl of the West → heldBy → Ji Chang ⓘ
Ji Jili → child → Ji Chang ⓘ
Ji Jili → successor → Ji Chang ⓘ
Count of Zhou → appliesToPerson → Ji Chang ⓘ