What the records say
- When
- 1046 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 35.32° N, 113.90° E
- Description
- battle in ancient China ending the Shang dynasty and beginning Zhou, tentatively dated to c. 1046 BCE
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Muye
Mid-10th Century BCE conquest of the Shang by Predynastic Zhou
The Battle of Muye, Mu, or Muh 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…
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