King Wu of Zhou
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King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, was the founding king of the Zhou dynasty of China. He is considered one of the inaugurators of the Chinese dynastic cycle and a model ruler in the Confucian trad
Depiction of King Wu by Ma Lin
Li gui showing 珷, top-right.
The Li gui, cast seven days after the Battle of Muye.
The Tianwang gui, thought to refer to King Wu performing a ritual to King Wen of Zhou.
Qi (state)
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Qi, or Ch'i in Wade–Giles romanization, was a regional state of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China, whose rulers held titles of Hou, then Gong, before declaring themselves independent Kings. Its capita
Qi in 260 BCE
The Great Wall of Qi on Dafeng Mountain
Bronze knife-shaped coins of State of Qi, collected in Shandong Museum
Sacrificial horses discovered in the tomb of Duke Jing of Qi