The Zhou overthrow the Shang
c. 1046 BC · Muye
King Wu of Zhou defeats the last Shang king at the Battle of Muye.
The Zhou claimed the 'Mandate of Heaven', an idea that justified Chinese rulers for 3,000 years.
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c. 1046 BC · Muye
King Wu of Zhou defeats the last Shang king at the Battle of Muye.
The Zhou claimed the 'Mandate of Heaven', an idea that justified Chinese rulers for 3,000 years.
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