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Battle of Muye | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Shang | Zhou and its allies | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Di Xin of Shang |
King Wu of Zhou Jiang Ziya | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Historical Records:[1] 530,000 Shang troops (not all loyal) 170,000 slaves (who later defected) ~Total 700,000 men Modern Estimates:[citation needed] 50,000–70,000 Shang Troops Many slaves |
Historical Records: 300 Zhou chariots 3,700 allied chariots 3,000 Zhou elite 45,000 Zhou footmen | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
All loyal soldiers slaughtered | Less severe |
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Traditional Chinese | 牧野之戰 | ||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Mùyě zhī Zhàn | ||||||||
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The Battle of Muye, Mu, or Muh (c. 1046 BC)[a][b] took place in ancient China between the rebel Zhou state and the reigning Shang dynasty. The Zhou army, led by Wu of Zhou, defeated the defending army of king Di Xin of Shang at Muye and captured the Shang capital Yin, ending the Shang dynasty. The Zhou victory led to the establishment of the Zhou dynasty, and is used in Chinese historiography as a justified example of the doctrine of the Mandate of Heaven.
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