Overthrowing a dynasty is one thing. Building a new one—and keeping it alive—is something else entirely.
After the Zhou victory at Muye, the real struggle begins. The Shang are defeated, but the new rulers face a big challenge: how do you govern a conquered kingdom, keep ambitious relatives in line, and persuade the world that your revolution was approved by Heaven itself?
Bernie and Dan explore the turbulent early years of the Zhou dynasty, the revolutionary idea of the Mandate of Heaven, and the political crises that threaten to undo everything the Zhou have achieved.
And then there's the Duke of Zhou—Duke Dan—whose role in the story gives our own Dan an entirely new level of historical importance.
Behind the family drama and political upheaval lies a much bigger story: the creation of an order that Confucius would regard as a model centuries later.
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