Gugong Danfu

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Gugong Danfu was an early Zhou leader and ancestor of the Zhou royal house, traditionally credited with laying the foundations for the Zhou dynasty’s later rise in ancient China.

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Gugong Danfu canonical 3
Gu Gong Danfu 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Zhou leader
ancestor of Zhou kings
ancient Chinese noble
alternativeName Gu Gong Danfu
linked to: Gugong Danfu

King Tai of Zhou
Zhou Taiwang
ancestralTitle Taiwang
associatedWith rise of the Zhou dynasty
burial ancestral tombs of the Zhou clan
creditedWith laying foundations for the Zhou dynasty
culture Chinese
descendant King Wu of Zhou
dynasty Zhou
ethnicity Zhou people
father Jili
linked to: Ji Jili
gender male
grandson King Wen of Zhou
historicalRole ancestor of the Zhou royal house
historicalStatus semi-legendary figure
house House of Ji
knownFor establishing conditions for Zhou expansion
moving the Zhou clan to a safer and more fertile region
strengthening agriculture and settlement of the Zhou people
language Old Chinese
legacy venerated as an ancestor by later Zhou kings
mentionedIn Classic of Poetry (as an ancestral figure)
Records of the Grand Historian
name Gugong Danfu
politicalStatus clan chief of the Zhou
predecessor earlier Zhou clan leaders
region ancient China
linked to: Ancient China
religiousRole subject of ancestral worship by Zhou rulers
role foundational leader of the Zhou clan
son King Ji of Zhou
state Zhou clan polity
linked to: Zhou state
successor King Ji of Zhou
timePeriod late Shang dynasty period

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Zhou state foundedBy Gugong Danfu
Gugong Danfu name Gugong Danfu
Gugong Danfu alternativeName Gu Gong Danfu
linked to: Gugong Danfu
Ji Chang grandfather Gugong Danfu