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Zhou Qi (258 – c. August 313 [1]), courtesy name Xuanpei, was a military general of the Jin dynasty (266–420).The eldest son of the general, Zhou Chu, [2] he was a prominent figure among the Jiangnan gentry clans who led them against the rebels Shi Bing, Chen Min and Qian Hui, which became known as the "Three Pacifications of Jiangnan" (三定江南).
The name Jiangnan is the pinyin romanization of the Standard Mandarin pronunciation of 江南, meaning "[Lands] South of the [Yangtze] River". [2] Although jiang is now the common Chinese word for any large river, it was historically used in Ancient Chinese to refer specifically to the Yangtze River, which defines the Jiangnan region.
Jiangnan, a geographic concept related to the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River; Yang Province, a zhou during Han dynasty, considers one of the Nine Provinces; Jiangzhe Province, similar region during the Yuan dynasty; Shanghai, Jiangsu and Anhui, the modern successors of Jiangnan Province.
The Zhou dynasty (/ dʒ oʊ / JOH) was a royal dynasty of China that existed for 789 years from c. 1046 BC until 256 BC, the longest span of any dynasty in Chinese history. During the Western Zhou period ( c. 1046 – 771 BC), the royal house, surnamed Ji , had military control over territories centered on the Wei River valley and North China ...
At the same time, the Shang Dynasty was coming to an end, and the Zhou Dynasty was about to begin. This was a time of great change and upheaval, and the three religions, Chenjiao, Jiejiao, and Rendao, saw an opportunity to intervene and shape the course of history. The three religions agreed to a truce and came together to create a list of 365 ...
When the Yongjia Rebellion broke out in 311, the Jin government moved south to Jiangnan and established the Eastern Jin dynasty (317–420) there, with Jiankang as the state capital. The Eastern Jin government subsequently partitioned Yangzhou into smaller provinces and prefectures such as Jiangzhou (江州), Southern Xuzhou (南徐州) and ...
The following ancient Chinese states were parts of the geopolitical milieu during the Zhou dynasty of early China, during one or more of its main chronological subdivisions: the Western Zhou period, Spring and Autumn period, and Warring States period. Listed below are the names of various polities, the aristocratic houses and lineages of their ...
King Nan of Zhou (?–256 BC), personal name Ji Yan, [1] also less commonly known as King Yin of Zhou, [8] was the last king of the Zhou dynasty of China. He was the son of King Shenjing and grandson of King Xian . [ 8 ]