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  2. Zhou dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The Zhou dynasty (; Chinese: 周) [c] was a royal dynasty of China that existed for 789 years from c. 1046 BC until 256 BC, the longest of all dynasties in Chinese history. During the Western Zhou period ( c. 1046 – 771 BC), the royal house, surnamed Ji , had military control over ancient China .

  3. Western Zhou - Wikipedia

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    The Western Zhou (Chinese: 西周; pinyin: Xīzhōu; c. 1046 [1] – 771 BC) was a period of Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Zhou dynasty. It began when King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang dynasty at the Battle of Muye and ended in 771 BC when Quanrong pastoralists sacked the Zhou capital at Haojing and killed ...

  4. List of Zhou dynasty states - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Ancient Chinese states - Wikipedia

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    Map of the Five Hegemons during the Spring and Autumn period of the Zhou dynasty. As the power of the Zhou kings weakened, the Spring and Autumn period saw the emergence of hegemon-protectors (霸; Bà) [13] who protected the royal house and gave tribute to the king's court, while underwriting the remainder of the confederation with their ...

  6. Eastern Zhou - Wikipedia

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    Map of major states in Eastern Zhou. In 770 BCE, the Zhou capital was moved from Haojing (Chang'an County in Xi'an City) to Chengzhou, near present-day Luoyang..With the death of King You of Zhou, [3] the last king of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Crown Prince Yijiu was proclaimed the new king by the nobles from the states of Zheng, Lü, Qin and the Marquess of Shen.

  7. Warring States period - Wikipedia

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    The system of feudal states created by the Western Zhou dynasty underwent enormous changes after 771 BC with the flight of the Zhou court to modern-day Luoyang and the diminution of its relevance and power. The Spring and Autumn period led to a few states gaining power at the expense of many others, the latter no longer able to depend on ...

  8. Military of the Zhou dynasty - Wikipedia

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    Map of the Five Hegemons during the Spring and Autumn period of Zhou Dynasty. With the end of the Western Zhou, the Zhou court moved east to Luoyang, resulting in the loss of its direct control of the Wei River valley, the Royal court's primary source of revenue.

  9. Historical capitals of China - Wikipedia

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    Later Zhou dynasty (AD 951–960) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), when it was called Bianjing ( 汴京 ; Biànjīng ). Karakorum in modern Mongolia was the capital of the Northern Yuan dynasty from 1371 to 1388.