# Canonical recap data for Zhou Dynasty Succession Dispute & Civil War (1046)
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slug: zhou-dynastic-war
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1046/zhou-dynastic-war"
title: Zhou Dynasty Succession Dispute & Civil War
subtitle: The transition from Shang to Zhou dynasties involved contested legitimacy and recorded warfare, creating early Chinese precedent for dynastic succession and contested sovereignty.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1046-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1046
decade: 1040
country:
name: China
slug: china
summaryShort: A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same state. The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies. The term is a calque of Latin bellum civile which was used to refer to the various civil wars of the Roman R
summaryLong: A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same state. The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies. The term is a calque of Latin bellum civile which was used to refer to the various civil wars of the Roman Republic in the 1st century BC. Civil here means "of/related to citizens", a civil war being a war between the citizenry, rather than with an outsider.
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importance: 71
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_war"
  title: Civil war
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
- election
metaDescription: A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same state. The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independe
wikidataQid: Q8465
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260703190205/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_war"
  capturedAt: 2026-07-03
  label: Civil war
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_war"
