▁late ▁Shang ▁dynast y ▁in ▁ancient ▁China . ▁Although ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁son ▁Wu ▁who ▁conquer ed ▁the ▁Shang ▁following ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mu ye , ▁Count ▁W en ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁hon ored ▁as ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Z hou ▁dynast y ▁and ▁titled ▁King . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁h ym ns ▁of ▁the ▁Classic ▁of ▁Po etry ▁are ▁pra ises ▁to ▁the ▁legacy ▁of ▁King ▁W en . ▁Some ▁consider ▁him ▁the ▁first ▁ep ic ▁hero ▁of ▁Chinese ▁history . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁Ji ▁Ch ang ▁( ), ▁W en ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁T air en ▁and ▁Ji ▁J ili , ▁the ▁count ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁state ▁along ▁the ▁Wei ▁River ▁in ▁present - day ▁Sh a an xi . ▁J ili ▁was ▁bet rayed ▁and ▁executed ▁by ▁the ▁Shang ▁king ▁W en ▁D ing ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 2 th ▁century ▁BC , ▁leaving ▁the ▁young ▁Ch ang ▁as ▁the ▁count ▁of ▁Z hou . ▁ ▁W en ▁married ▁T ais i ▁and ▁father ed ▁ten ▁sons ▁and ▁one ▁daughter ▁by ▁her , ▁plus ▁at ▁least ▁another ▁eight ▁sons ▁with ▁conc ub ines . ▁ ▁At ▁one ▁point , ▁King ▁Z hou ▁of ▁Shang , ▁fear ing ▁W en ' s ▁growing ▁power , ▁imprison ed ▁him ▁in ▁You li ▁( present - day ▁Tang y in ▁in ▁Hen an ) ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁s land ered ▁by ▁the ▁Mar quis ▁of ▁Ch ong . ▁His ▁el dest ▁son , ▁Bo ▁Y ika o , ▁went ▁to