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Wuwang

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Wuwang

 or Wu-wang

(flourished 11th century BC, China) Founder and first ruler of the Zhou dynasty. After establishing the Zhou dynasty, Wuwang, assisted by his brother, Zhougong, consolidated his rule by establishing a feudalistic form of government in which territory was bestowed on relatives and vassals willing to acknowledge Zhou suzerainty. He was regarded by later Confucians as a wise king.



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82) Chunu, "Jinian zongli ying wuwang zongli de geming fanglue" [For those who commemorate the Premier, don't forget the Premier's revolutionary strategies], Guangzhou minguo ribao Sun zongli zhounian jinianhao [Commemorative issue on the Premier's first anniversary, Guangzhou minguo ribao], March 12, 1926, p.
 
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