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Dan, Duke Wen of Zhou, commonly known as the Duke of Zhou, was a member of the royal family of the early Zhou dynasty who played a major role in consolidating the kingdom established by his elder brot
Painting of the Duke of Zhou by Kanō Sansetsu. Japan, Edo period, 1632.
Statue of the Duke of Zhou who founded a city on the site of modern Luoyang c. 1038 BCE
As depicted in the album Portraits of Famous Men, c. 1900 CE, housed in the Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Rebellion of the Three Guards, or less commonly the Wu Geng Rebellion, was a civil war, instigated by an alliance of discontent Zhou princes, Shang loyalists, vassal states and other non-Zhou peop
Duke of Zhou
…elder brother King Wu. He was renowned for acting as a capable and loyal regent for his young nephew King Cheng, and for successfully suppressing the Rebellion of the Three Guards and establishing firm rule of the Zhou dynasty over eastern China. He is also a Chinese culture hero, with the authorship of the I Ching and the Classic…
The Duke of Zhou's seizure of power was one of the major causes for the rebellion.
Illustration of Duke Qin imprisoning the Shu Du of Cai from the Imperial Illustrated Edition of the Book of Documents.
The Kang Hou gui (康侯簋), made after subduing the rebellion.