The Culture of Rites and Music in the Zhou Dynasty and The Book of Poetry

King Wu of Zhou, the founding king of the Zhou Dynasty, died of illness shortly after he overturned the Shang Dynasty. Before his death, he handed over the throne and left his son Ji Song to his younger brother Duke of Zhou. Duke of Zhou followed the last wish of his brother and succeeded to the throne at a time of crisis. Thanks to the painstaking governance of Duke of Zhou, the monarch of the Western Zhou, which had just seized the kingship, finally eliminated the remnants of the Yin people who were trying to stage a come-back.