King Wen of Zhou
King Wen of Zhou (; 1152–1050 BC, the Cultured King) was the
posthumous title given to
Ji Chang (), the patriarch of the
Zhou state during the final years of
Shang dynasty in
ancient China. Ji Chang himself died before the end of the Zhou-Shang War, and his second son
Ji Fa completed the conquest of Shang following the
Battle of Muye, and posthumously honored him as the founder of the
Zhou dynasty. Many of the hymns of the ''
Classic of Poetry'' are praises to the legacy of King Wen. Some consider him the first
epic hero of Chinese history.
Although frequently confused with his fourth son
Duke of Zhou, also known as "Lord Zhou", they are different historical persons.
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