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Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, [1] is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China, and is variously described as a tradition, philosophy ( humanistic or rationalistic ), religion, theory of government, or way of life. [2]
The Shi Qiang pan was cast sometime during the reign of King Gong of Zhou (r. 917/15 to 900 BCE) for a member of the Wēi clan (𢼸, modern 微), whose name was Qiáng (墻). Some time later it was buried along with over 100 other vessels belonging to the family, and only unearthed in 1976, in Fufeng County, Baoji, Shaanxi.
Peng (Western Zhou state) Peng ( Chinese : 倗) was a vassal state of the Western Zhou dynasty during the Spring and Autumn period, located at present-day Shanxi Province.
Since 307 BC, Eastern Zhou became a vassal state of Qin. Kings of Zhou lived in the state of Eastern Zhou, however, during King Nan's reign, duke of Eastern Zhou refused to pay tribute to the king and deported him to Western Zhou. Eastern Zhou was annexed by Qin in 249 BC, the last ruler was killed by Lü Buwei due to his disloyalty to Qin.
Zhou dynasty ( 周朝; c. 1046 –256 BC), a dynasty of China controlling Shaanxi, the North China Plain, and its periphery. Western Zhou ( 西周; c. 1046 –771 BC), ruling from present-day Xi'an. Eastern Zhou ( 東周; 770–256 BC), overseeing numerous petty states from present-day Luoyang. Western Zhou (state) ( 西周; 440–256 BC), one ...
King Wen of Zhou. Shizu ( 始祖, lit. "First Founder") King Wen of Zhou ( Chinese: 周文王; pinyin: Zhōu Wén Wáng; 1152–1050 BC, the Cultured King) was the posthumous title given to Ji Chang ( Chinese: 姬昌 ), the patriarch of the Zhou state during the final years of Shang dynasty in ancient China. Ji Chang himself died before the end ...
e. The Mandate of Heaven ( Chinese: 天命; pinyin: Tiānmìng; Wade–Giles: T'ien1-ming4; lit. 'Heaven's command') is a Chinese political ideology that was used in Ancient China and Imperial China to legitimize the rule of the king or emperor of China. [1] According to this doctrine, Heaven (天, Tian) bestows its mandate [a] on a virtuous ruler.
