| When King Wu fell ill, his brother the [[Duke of Zhou]] prayed to the ancestors that his life be taken in place of the king's, so that the dynasty might continue in strength. The king recovered for a time, but when he eventually died, the Duke of Zhou became regent for Wu's young son, who ruled as [[King Cheng of Zhou]].<ref>Patricia Ebrey, ''Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook'', Second Edition, The Free Press (1993), 6-7.</ref> | | When King Wu fell ill, his brother the [[Duke of Zhou]] prayed to the ancestors that his life be taken in place of the king's, so that the dynasty might continue in strength. The king recovered for a time, but when he eventually died, the Duke of Zhou became regent for Wu's young son, who ruled as [[King Cheng of Zhou]].<ref>Patricia Ebrey, ''Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook'', Second Edition, The Free Press (1993), 6-7.</ref> |