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'King Wu of Zhou' () or 'King Wu of Chou' was the first sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Various sources quoted that he died at the age of 93, 54 or 43. Zhou Gong Dan was one of his brothers.
King Wu was the second son of King Wen of Zhou. After ascending to the throne, King Wu tried to accomplish his father's dying wish, the defeat of the Shang Dynasty. King Wu used many wise government officials, and the Zhou government began to grow stronger.
In 1048 BC, King Wu called for a meeting of the surrounding dukes at Meng Jin. More than 800 dukes came to the meeting. In 1046 BC, seeing that the Shang government was in a shambles, King Wu launched an attack along with many neighboring dukes. In the Battle of Muye, Shang forces were destroyed, and King Di Xin of Shang set his palace on fire and burned himself to death.
Following the victory, King Wu established many smaller feudal states under the rule of his brothers and generals. He died three years later in 1043 BC.

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Family name	Ji (姬 jī) in Chinese
Given Name	Fa (發 fā) in Chinese
Era name	none
Father	King Wen of Zhou (second son)
Mother	Taisi (太姒)
Wife	Yi Jiang (邑姜) of state of Qi, daughter of Jiang Shang (姜尚)
Children	at least 2 sons: King Cheng (to Jiang)(1st Son)and Shu Du (5th Son)
'approximate' duration of reign	became king in 1111 BC, established the dynasty in 1111 BC, ruled until 1105 BC
Tomb	unknown
Temple name	unknown
Courtesy name	unknown
Posthumous name	Wu (武 wŭ), literary meaning: "martial"

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★ ''Fengshen Yanyi''
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