▁Z hou . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁son ▁of ▁King ▁W en ▁of ▁Z hou , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Three ▁Gu ards ▁responsible ▁for ▁over see ing ▁the ▁eastern ▁lands ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁founded ▁Z hou ▁dynast y . ▁Three ▁years ▁into ▁the ▁first ▁reign , ▁King ▁Wu ▁died ▁of ▁an ▁ill ness ▁and ▁left ▁his ▁under age ▁son , ▁Song , ▁as ▁king . ▁Thus ▁Dan , ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Z hou ▁- ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁son ▁of ▁King ▁W en ▁- ▁fear ing ▁that ▁the ▁kingdom ▁might ▁fall ▁apart ▁under ▁an ▁in ex per ien ced ▁king , ▁took ▁over ▁government ▁affairs ▁as ▁reg ent . ▁This ▁anger ed ▁Gu ans hu ▁X ian ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁gu ards , ▁who ▁felt ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Z hou ▁had ▁us ur ped ▁the ▁throne , ▁and ▁thus ▁they ▁joined ▁Z i ▁W ug eng , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁king ▁of ▁Shang ▁and ▁nom inal ▁r uler ▁of ▁Y in , ▁the ▁old ▁Shang ▁capital , ▁and ▁began ▁a ▁re bell ion ▁against ▁the ▁reg ent . ▁This ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Reb ell ion ▁of ▁the ▁Three ▁Gu ards . ▁Following ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁war , ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁was ▁cr ushed ▁and ▁Gu ans hu ▁X ian , ▁considered ▁its ▁main ▁leader , ▁was ▁executed ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Gu an ▁was ▁ex ting u ished . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Z hou ▁dynast y ▁nob ility ▁Category : 1 1 th - century