Jiang Ziya
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Jiang Ziya is a legendary Chinese strategist and statesman of the late Shang and early Zhou dynasties, famed for helping King Wen and King Wu overthrow the Shang and establish the Zhou dynasty.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zhou dynasty person
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legendary Chinese strategist ⓘ military strategist ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| advisorTo |
King Wen of Zhou
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King Wu of Zhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Jiang Shang
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Jiang Taigong NERFINISHED ⓘ Lü Shang NERFINISHED ⓘ Lü Wang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Shang dynasty
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Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLegend | fishing at the Wei River when discovered by King Wen ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Qi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | Mandate of Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFigureOf | Fengshen Yanyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanName | Lü NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded | Zhou forces against Shang ⓘ |
| courtesyName | Ziya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese ⓘ |
| familyName | Jiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
politics
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statecraft ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| iconography | often depicted as an old man fishing with a straight hook ⓘ |
| influenced | later Chinese military thought ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the greatest strategists in early Chinese tradition ⓘ |
| literaryRole | protagonist in the novel Fengshen Yanyi ⓘ |
| maritalStatusInLegend | married to a shrewish wife in popular tales ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Records of the Grand Historian
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Shiji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jiang Ziya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
assisting the Zhou in overthrowing the Shang dynasty
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helping establish the Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| occupation |
military advisor
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statesman ⓘ strategist ⓘ |
| posthumousInfluence | revered as a model strategist in Chinese history ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | deified figure in Chinese folk religion ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | key strategist in the Zhou conquest of Shang ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
King Wen of Zhou
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King Wu of Zhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | wise counsel and strategic patience ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early Western Zhou dynasty
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late Shang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | founding figure of the state of Qi ⓘ |
| worshipedAs | Taigong Wang in folk temples ⓘ |
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