Fa

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Fa was the personal name of King Wu of Zhou, the founding monarch of China’s Zhou dynasty who overthrew the Shang.

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instanceOf ancient Chinese monarch
person
associatedWith Mandate of Heaven NERFINISHED
Zhou conquest of Shang NERFINISHED
battleParticipatedIn Battle of Muye NERFINISHED
birthPlace Zhou (vassal state of Shang) NERFINISHED
brother Duke of Zhou NERFINISHED
burialPlace near Mount Li (traditional attribution)
capitalEstablishedAt Haojing NERFINISHED
child King Cheng of Zhou NERFINISHED
civilization Zhou China NERFINISHED
countryRuled Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED
courtesyName Zhou Fa Wang NERFINISHED
culture Chinese
deathPlace Haojing NERFINISHED
dynastyFounded Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED
era Western Zhou NERFINISHED
familyName Ji NERFINISHED
father King Wen of Zhou NERFINISHED
governmentFormEstablished feudal Zhou system
historicalPeriod late 2nd millennium BC
house House of Ji NERFINISHED
implemented enfeoffment of relatives and allies
knownFor founding the Zhou dynasty
overthrowing the Shang dynasty
languageSpoken Old Chinese NERFINISHED
legitimizedRuleBy Mandate of Heaven NERFINISHED
mother Tai Si NERFINISHED
nativeName
notableRelative Duke of Zhou NERFINISHED
overthrewDynasty Shang dynasty NERFINISHED
personalName Fa NERFINISHED
personalNameOf King Wu of Zhou NERFINISHED
positionHeld King of Zhou NERFINISHED
predecessor King Zhou of Shang NERFINISHED
regionRuled Central Plain of China NERFINISHED
reignName King Wu of Zhou NERFINISHED
religion Chinese folk religion
roleInMythology culture hero
sourceMention Book of Documents NERFINISHED
Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED
spouse Queen Yijiang NERFINISHED
succeededBy regency of the Duke of Zhou NERFINISHED
successor King Cheng of Zhou NERFINISHED
successorStateTo Shang dynasty NERFINISHED
title King Wu of Zhou NERFINISHED
King of Zhou NERFINISHED
veneratedAs sage king

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