Battle of Muye

Battle of Muye
Battle of Muye
Traditional Chinese	牧野之戰
Hanyu Pinyin	Mùyě zhī Zhàn
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Mùyě zhī Zhàn
Wade–Giles	Mu-yeh chih Chan

Battle of Muye
Date	c. 1046 BC
Location	Muye, southwest of Yin, Central Henan
Result	Zhou victory Suicide of the Shang king, Di Xin; Fall of Shang dynasty; Rise of the Zhou dynasty;
Belligerents
Shang	Zhou and its allies
Commanders and leaders
Di Xin of Shang	King Wu of Zhou; Jiang Ziya
Strength
Historical Records:; 530,000 Shang troops (not all loyal); 170,000 slaves (who later defected); ~Total 700,000 men; ; Modern Estimates:; 50,000–70,000 Shang Troops; Many slaves	Historical Records:; 300 Zhou chariots; 3,700 allied chariots; 3,000 Zhou elite; 45,000 Zhou footmen
Casualties and losses
All loyal soldiers slaughtered	Less severe

The Battle of Muye, Mu, or Muh (c. 1046 BC) 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. The Zhou victory led to the establishment of the Zhou dynasty, and is used in Chinese historiography as a justified example of the doctrine of the Mandate of Heaven.

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