Battle of Muye
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Battle of Muye
Battle in ancient China ending the Shang dynasty and beginning Zhou, tentatively dated to c. 1046 BCE
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- 6,020
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- #1,536,223
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Extract.
The Battle of Muye, Mu, or Muh (c. 1046 BC) was fought between forces of the ancient Chinese Shang dynasty led by Di Xin and the rebel state of Zhou led by King Wu. The Zhou defeated the Shang at Muye and captured the Shang capital Yin, marking the end of the Shang and the establishment of the Zhou dynasty—an event that features prominently in Chinese historiography as an example of the Mandate of Heaven theory that functioned to justify dynastic conquest throughout Chinese history.
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- SY
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- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Source
- Battle of Muye.jpg · Wikimedia Commons
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- Cropped, with Devon visual effects (frame, holographic sheen).
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Summarized and adapted from the article “Battle of Muye”, English Wikipedia. License CC BY-SA 4.0.
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