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King Wu of Zhou

1150 BC - 1043 BC

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King Wu of Zhou (Chinese: 周武王; pinyin: Zhōu Wǔ Wáng; died c. 1043 BCE) was the founder and first king of the Zhou dynasty. The chronology of his reign is disputed but is generally thought to have begun around 1046 BCE and ended with his death three years later.King Wu's ancestral name was Ji and given name Fa. He was the second son of King Wen of Zhou and Queen Taisi. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of King Wu of Zhou has received more than 460,450 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). King Wu of Zhou is the 1,637th most popular politician (up from 1,836th in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from China (up from 140th in 2019) and the 76th most popular Chinese Politician.

King Wu of Zhou is most famous for overthrowing the Shang Dynasty and establishing the Zhou Dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, King Wu of Zhou ranks 1,637 out of 15,577Before him are Shinzō Abe, Soong Mei-ling, Mago Barca, Uzun Hasan, Tancred, Prince of Galilee, and Cuauhtémoc. After him are Stefan Lazarević, Alexander of Battenberg, William II, Prince of Orange, Rodion Malinovsky, Bleda, and Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1150 BC, King Wu of Zhou ranks 1After him are Ramesses VII, Ramesses X, Ramesses IX, Tyti, Marduk-nadin-ahhe, and Duatentopet. Among people deceased in 1043 BC, King Wu of Zhou ranks 1

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In China

Among people born in China, King Wu of Zhou ranks 116 out of 1,392Before him are Zhao Ziyang (1919), Walter Houser Brattain (1902), Yuan Shao (154), Empress Lü (-241), Soong Mei-ling (1897), and Yue Fei (1142). After him are Shen Kuo (1031), Emperor Jing of Han (-188), Emperor Wen of Han (-202), I. M. Pei (1917), Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), and Li Xiannian (1909).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, King Wu of Zhou ranks 76Before him are Chenghua Emperor (1447), Emperor Renzong of Song (1010), Zhao Ziyang (1919), Yuan Shao (154), Empress Lü (-241), and Soong Mei-ling (1897). After him are Emperor Jing of Han (-188), Emperor Wen of Han (-202), Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Li Xiannian (1909), Temür Khan (1265), and Emperor Huizong of Song (1082).