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King Mu was perhaps the most pivotal king of the Zhou dynasty, reigning nearly 55 years, from ca. 976 BC to ca. 922 BC. Mu was more ambitious than wise, yet he was able to introduce reforms that changed the nature of the Zhou government, transforming it from a hereditary system to one that was based on merit and knowledge of administrative skills.
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Jan 19, 2018 · I was reading up on 木孜塔格峰 (Muztagh peak) and came across a reference to the reformer 周穆王 (King Mu of Zhou) being the first mortal to visit 崑崙 (Mt. Kunlun) where he met 瑤池金母 (the Queen Mother of the West).
The Tale of King Mu, Son of Heaven (Chinese: 穆天子傳; pinyin: Mù Tiānzǐ Zhuàn) [Notes 1] is a fantasy version of the travels of King Mu of Zhou, historical fifth sovereign of the Zhou dynasty of China, r. 976–922 BCE or 956–918 BCE.
King Mu of Zhou (modern dating according to Mathieu: 956-918 B.C.; tradi tional dating according to Mathews: 1001-946 B.C.)1 was the fifth king of the Western Zhou dynasty (1122-770 B.C.). Since early times, King Mu had been the subject of legends. Basi cally there are two different traditions. One can be extracted from the Mu tianzi zhuan
Dec 19, 2010 · Zhou Muwang 周穆王 (10th cent. BCE), King Mu of Zhou, was a ruler of the Western Zhou period 西周 (11th cent.-770 BCE). His personal name was Ji Man 姬滿, and he was the son of King Zhao 周昭王.
Mu Tianzi zhuan 穆天子傳 is the ficticious report of the journey of King Mu of the Zhou dynasty to encounter the deity Queen Mother of the West.
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.
