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Battle of Muye
Date
c. 1046 BC[a]
Location
Muye, southwest of Yin, Central Henan
Result
Zhou victory
Suicide of the Shang king, Di Xin
Fall of Shang dynasty
Rise of the Zhou dynasty
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
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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