The Zhou Dynasty established by King Wu of Zhou lasted for 800 years. It was the longest dynasty in history.
In the Three Character Classic, King Wu of Zhou was called the Three Kings. It referred to the founding monarch of the Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou, being called the Three Kings. The three kings referred to the founding emperor of the Xia Dynasty, Yu, the founding emperor of the Shang Dynasty, Tang, and the founding emperors of the Zhou Dynasty, King Wen and King Wu. These emperors were called the Three Kings by later generations because they were the founders of the three earliest dynasties in ancient China, Xia, Shang, and Zhou. King Wu of Zhou was the official founder of the Zhou Dynasty, so he was called one of the three kings.
Eight hundred years was the longest.
The next sentence of King Wu's crusade against King Zhou was Shi Yan's escape to the east.
The book was published by the Yuzhang Bookstore in 1981. The book was divided into three volumes, which told the story of King Zhou's Crown Prince Yin Jiao avenging his mother, Empress Jiang, and his experience of helping King Wu to conquer Zhou after he escaped from Zhaoge. This book was the product of the flourishing development of the art of speech in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. The speaker liked to collect strange legends to attract the audience. 'Pinghua of King Wu's conquest of Zhou' was one of the best materials for storytellers to tell stories. The movie adaptation of the book,"The Gods (Part One)," would be released in 2023.
The source of King Wu's crusade against King Zhou can be found in Shangshu·Wucheng: " Move forward and change sides, attack the north of the rear." This passage described the background and process of the war when King Wu conquered Zhou.
" Ping Hua of King Wu's Expedition of King Zhou " was a book that narrated the story of Jiang Taigong assisting King Wu of Zhou in destroying the Shang Dynasty. It described King Zhou's tyrannical behavior and Jiang Taigong's wisdom and courage. In the end, King Wu and Jiang Taigong successfully captured King Zhou and executed him. This book was very different from the historical records. It contained some supernatural plots, such as Daji turning into a demon. The author of the book was unknown. It was created during the Song and Yuan Dynasties and was widely circulated. This book was closely related to the Romance of the Gods, which was an expansion and description based on the Pinghua.
The battle that King Wu fought against King Zhou was the Battle of Muye.
After King Wu conquered Zhou, he established the Western Zhou Dynasty.
The pronunciation of King Wu of Zhou's first attack on Zhou was zhōu wwáng shzhū zhōu.
King Wu's conquest of Zhou was a war in which King Wu of Zhou led an alliance army to crusade against King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty, which ultimately led to the destruction of the Shang Dynasty. The war took place in 1046 B.C., in the Guanzhong Plain and the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. The Zhou Coalition Army had about 45,000 soldiers and the Shang Army had about 170,000 soldiers. The battle was intense and the Zhou Coalition Army won in the end.