| Battle of Muye |
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| Date | c. 1046 BC |
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| Result |
Zhou victory |
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| Belligerents |
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Shang |
Zhou |
| Commanders and leaders |
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King Zhou of Shang |
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| Strength |
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50,000–70,000 troops |
- 45,000 footmen
- 3,000 elites
- 300 chariots
- 3,700 allied chariots
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| Casualties and losses |
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Heavy |
The Battle of Muye, Mu, or Muh (c. 1046 BC) was fought between forces of the ancient Chinese Shang dynasty led by King Zhou of Shang and the rebel state of Zhou led by King Wu. The Zhou defeated the Shang at Muye and captured the Shang capital Yin, marking the end of the Shang and the establishment of the Zhou dynasty—an event that features prominently in Chinese historiography as an example of the Mandate of Heaven theory that functioned to justify dynastic conquest throughout Chinese history.