周文王受命称王考

A Textual Criticism of King of Wen in the Zhou Dynasty's Proclaiming Himself King Under Authorization

史称周文王平虞芮之讼而受命称王 ,后儒曾以正统观念加以怀疑是不对的。文王受命并称王在西周古文献及古文字资料中是有充分证据的 ,也是完全可信的。周文王受命称王的时间大约在公元前 10 5 8年。

As is recorded in historica l documents, King of Wen in the Zhou Dynasty was authorized to proclaim himself king because he successfully susided Yu Rui's complaint. It is not fair of some scholar in later times to show doubt about this historical event in terms of conventional conception. For adequate evindences have been found in the classic documents in the West Zhou Dynasty and other classic written records, which are all credible. According to these sources, the approximate date was 1058 BC when King of Wen in the Zhou Dynasty was authorized to proclaim himself king.