Duke of Zhou
Dan, Duke of Zhou 周公旦 | |
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Duke of Zhou | |
Zhenzong of Song |
Duke of Zhou | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Jī Dàn |
Wade–Giles | Chi1 Tan4 |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | Gēi Daan |
Jyutping | Gei1 Daan3 |
Southern Min | |
Hokkien POJ | Ki Tàn |
Old Chinese | |
Baxter–Sagart (2014) | *[k](r)ə [d]ˤa[n]ʔ |
Dan, Duke Wen of Zhou (
Life
His personal name was Dan (旦). He was the fourth son of
Only three years after assuming power, King Wu died and left the kingdom to his young son
The Duke of Zhou was credited with elaborating the doctrine of the Mandate of Heaven, which countered Shang propaganda that as descendants of the god Shangdi they should be restored to power. According to this doctrine, Shang injustice and decadence had so grossly offended Heaven that Heaven had removed their authority and commanded the reluctant Zhou to replace the Shang and restore order.[8]
On a more practical level, the Duke of Zhou expanded and codified his brother's
Legacy
The duke's eight sons all received land from the king. The eldest son received Lu; the second succeeded to his father's fief, Zhou.[9][10]
In later centuries, subsequent emperors considered the Duke of Zhou a paragon of virtue and honored him with
In 2004, Chinese archaeologists reported that they may have found his tomb complex in Qishan County, Shaanxi.[12]
God of Dreams
Duke of Zhou is also known as the "God of Dreams".
Descendants
The main line of the Duke of Zhou's descendants came from his firstborn son, the
The Zhikou Jiangs (also romanized as "Chiangs") such as
See also
- Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors
References
Citations
- ISBN 978-0-8018-6183-3.
- ISBN 978-962-996-096-4.
- ISBN 0-374-10536-7
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- ISBN 9780486284842.
- ISBN 979-8733174020.
- ^ "Daoism Series 26: Duke of Zhou's Explanations of Dreams – Purple Cloud". 17 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ISBN 978-1-135-79795-9.
- ISBN 978-962-996-096-4.
- ^ 《三遷志》,(清)孟衍泰續修
- ^ 《孟子世家譜》,(清)孟廣均主編,1824年
- ^ 《孟子與孟氏家族》,孟祥居編,2005年
- ISBN 978-0-87075-025-0.
- ISBN 978-0-87075-025-0.
- ^ "浙江档案网--《浙江档案》". www.zjda.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ^ "第一章 发迹以前_蒋介石评传_李敖 小说在线阅读". www.kanunu8.com. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
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- ^ "2.第一章追随孙文(2),蒋介石详传,一凡中文网". www.yfzww.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
Works cited
- Bushin, Nikita (2022) The Duke of Zhou's Interpretations of Dreams. Auckland, NZ: Purple Cloud Press
- ISBN 978-0-521-47030-8.