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
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.
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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
Rebellion of the Three Guards
…by an alliance of discontent Zhou princes, Shang loyalists, vassal states and other non-Zhou peoples against the Western Zhou government under the Duke of Zhou's regency in late 11th century BC. After the fall of the Shang dynasty, King Wu of Zhou had appointed his younger brothers Shu Xian of Guan, Shu Du of…
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