Battle of Muye
E233753
The Battle of Muye was the decisive conflict around 1046 BCE in which the Zhou forces overthrew the Shang dynasty, leading to the establishment of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Muye canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2105358 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Muye Context triple: [Zhou dynasty, notableEvent, Battle of Muye]
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Battle of Changping
The Battle of Changping was a decisive 3rd-century BCE clash between the Qin and Zhao states that annihilated Zhao’s forces and paved the way for Qin’s eventual unification of China.
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B.
Battle of Huachi
The Battle of Huachi was a significant early 19th-century military engagement in present-day Ecuador during the struggle against Spanish colonial rule, remembered for a major royalist victory that temporarily stalled the independence movement.
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C.
Battle of Pyongyang
The Battle of Pyongyang was a major 1894 land engagement in Korea during the First Sino-Japanese War, where Japanese forces decisively defeated Qing Chinese troops, helping to secure Japanese control over the Korean Peninsula.
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D.
Battle of Nibeiwa
The Battle of Nibeiwa was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in Egypt, where British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful surprise attack against Italian camps, helping to initiate the collapse of Italian positions in North Africa.
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E.
Battle of Seonghwan
The Battle of Seonghwan was an early land engagement in 1894 during the First Sino-Japanese War in which Japanese forces defeated Chinese troops near Asan in Korea, helping secure Japanese control over the Korean Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Muye Target entity description: The Battle of Muye was the decisive conflict around 1046 BCE in which the Zhou forces overthrew the Shang dynasty, leading to the establishment of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China.
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A.
Battle of Changping
The Battle of Changping was a decisive 3rd-century BCE clash between the Qin and Zhao states that annihilated Zhao’s forces and paved the way for Qin’s eventual unification of China.
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B.
Battle of Huachi
The Battle of Huachi was a significant early 19th-century military engagement in present-day Ecuador during the struggle against Spanish colonial rule, remembered for a major royalist victory that temporarily stalled the independence movement.
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C.
Battle of Pyongyang
The Battle of Pyongyang was a major 1894 land engagement in Korea during the First Sino-Japanese War, where Japanese forces decisively defeated Qing Chinese troops, helping to secure Japanese control over the Korean Peninsula.
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D.
Battle of Nibeiwa
The Battle of Nibeiwa was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in Egypt, where British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful surprise attack against Italian camps, helping to initiate the collapse of Italian positions in North Africa.
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E.
Battle of Seonghwan
The Battle of Seonghwan was an early land engagement in 1894 during the First Sino-Japanese War in which Japanese forces defeated Chinese troops near Asan in Korea, helping secure Japanese control over the Korean Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Muye zhi zhan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King Wen of Zhou
ⓘ
surface form:
King Wen of Zhou (as precursor planner)
Mandate of Heaven ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Shang forces
ⓘ
Zhou forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Di Xin of Shang
ⓘ
King Wu of Zhou ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Shang dynasty ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Bamboo Annals
ⓘ
Book of Documents ⓘ Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ
surface form:
Shiji
|
| era |
early Western Zhou period
ⓘ
late Shang period ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
Zhou establishment of a feudal system
ⓘ
relocation of political center to Haojing ⓘ |
| hasAllegedForceSize |
Shang army of several hundred thousand (traditional accounts)
ⓘ
Zhou army of tens of thousands ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli | Zhou rebellion against Shang rule ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
defections of Shang troops to Zhou side
ⓘ
short decisive engagement ⓘ use of chariots ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
foundational narrative in Chinese political philosophy
ⓘ
model example of righteous rebellion in Confucian tradition ⓘ |
| hasDate |
c. 1046 BCE
ⓘ
late 11th century BCE ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
end of Shang royal line
ⓘ
founding of Western Zhou dynasty ⓘ suicide of Di Xin of Shang ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
beginning of Zhou dynasty
ⓘ
major dynastic change in early Chinese history ⓘ transition from Shang to Zhou rule in China ⓘ |
| hasThemeInHistoriography | Mandate of Heaven justification for dynastic change ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| partOf |
conquest by King Wu of Zhou
ⓘ
surface form:
Zhou conquest of Shang
|
| precededBy | Zhou military campaigns against Shang vassals ⓘ |
| precedes | Zhou consolidation of power over former Shang territories ⓘ |
| region | North China Plain ⓘ |
| result |
collapse of Shang dynasty
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decisive Zhou victory ⓘ establishment of Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Muye
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near Yin ⓘ present-day Henan Province ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Muye Description of subject: The Battle of Muye was the decisive conflict around 1046 BCE in which the Zhou forces overthrew the Shang dynasty, leading to the establishment of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China.
Referenced by (5)
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