Home›Open Questions›Where was the Duke of Zhou born?Open QuestionsWhere was the Duke of Zhou born?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Where was the Duke of Zhou born?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/where-was-the-duke-of-zhou-born.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Where was the Duke of Zhou born?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/where-was-the-duke-of-zhou-bornCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-where-was-the-duke-of-zhou-born, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Where was the Duke of Zhou born?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/where-was-the-duke-of-zhou-born}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionHe is documented as the fourth son of King Wen and brother of King Wu, later given the fief of Zhou near present day Qishan, Shaanxi, but no Zhou era or Han era source states where he was personally born, and the fief he is named for was granted only after the conquest of Shang.What would resolve this A Western Zhou era inscription or record naming his birthplace, which no bronze inscription or transmitted text recovered so far supplies.OpenEarly Chinese history; Western Zhou archaeology and epigraphyDivinity Atlas Open Questions Register, First EditionCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnDuke of Zhou, Historical Figures Well-attested SourcesDivinity Atlas Open Questions Register, First Editiontier 1The Cambridge History of Ancient China: From the Origins of Civilization to 221 B.C.tier 1Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy (eds.), Cambridge University Press, 1999View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year