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Marquis of Shen
Marquis of Shen who allied with Quanrong to topple Western Zhou after King You deposed Queen Shen
Mural of the event “Beacon Fire Deception”, which this person took part in.
In late Western Zhou, King You was foolish and depraved, doting on the consort Bao Si and forcibly deposing Queen Shen and Crown Prince Yijiu in favor of Bao Si's son. This enraged the powerful western state of Shen and brought frontier defense to the breaking point.
Also known as Lord Shen · Shen Hou
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Ruler of the feudal state of Shen during the late Western Zhou. After King You favored consort Bao Si and deposed Queen Shen and Crown Prince Yijiu, the Marquis of Shen allied with the Zeng and Quanrong tribes to mount a punitive assault on Haojing. King You was slain at Mount Li, bringing about the downfall of the Western Zhou. The Marquis of Shen subsequently helped enthrone King Ping of Zhou, inaugurating the Eastern Zhou period.
Life and times
- c. 820 BCEBorn
Zhou - 771 BCEBeacon Fire Deception
Took partIn the traditional account, King You's false beacon alarms cost allied trust; when Quanrong attacked Haojing, help failed and Western Zhou fell.- Beacon Fires and Western Zhou's FallKing You Lit Beacon Towers to Please Baosi Causing Fall of Haojing
- Beacon Fires and Western Zhou's Fall
- 770 BCEKing Ping's Eastward Migration
King Ping moved the Zhou court from Haojing to Luoyi, weakening royal authority and opening the age of interstate hegemony.- King Ping Relocating to LuoyiQuanrong nomads sacked Haojing, prompting King Ping to relocate the dynastic capital eastward to Luoyi, beginning Eastern Zhou.
- King Ping Relocating to Luoyi
- 750 BCEDied
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