List of Kings in the Western Zhou Dynasty
Early Period of the Western Zhou Dynasty King Wu of Zhou: Ji Fa, reigned from 1046 BC to 1043 BC for three years. The second son of King Wen of Zhou, he inherited his father’s will, overthrew the Shang Dynasty and established the Western Zhou Dynasty. King Cheng of Zhou: Ji Song, reigned from 1042 BC to 1021 BC for 22 years. During the first seven years of his reign, the Duke of Zhou served as regent. After King Cheng took personal control of the government, he enfeoffed many nobles and ordered the Duke of Shao to build the city of Luo. He also ordered the Duke of Zhou to formulate rites and music, thus laying the foundation for the Western Zhou Dynasty. ...