Is “Crushed the Shang army at the Battle of Muye” true?
attested in history
According to the Book of Documents (Wucheng) and Records of the Grand Historian (Annals of Zhou), King Wu led a coalition of feudal lords to rout the Shang forces at Muye; King Zhou of Shang immolated himself, and the Zhou dynasty was established.
King Wu of Zhou
In official histories, he is a decisive ruler who founded the Zhou dynasty, while in novels he appears as a benevolent monarch who relies on celestial immortals for aid.
Other claims about King Wu of Zhou
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