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The Western Zhou was a period of Chinese history, approximately first half of the Zhou dynasty, before the period of the Eastern Zhou. It began when King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang dynasty at the Battle of Muye and ended when Quanrong pastoralists sacked its capital Haojing and killed King You of Zhou in 771 BC.
Founded. c.1051 BC. Abandoned. 771 BC. 34°13′N108°43′E34.21°N 108.72°EFenghao ( simplified Chinese : 沣 镐; traditional Chinese : 灃 鎬; pinyin : Fēnghào) is the modern name of the twin city formed by the Western Zhou capitals of Feng and Hao on opposite banks of the Feng River near its confluence with the Wei River in Shaanxi ...
Unified in 221 BCE. Zhong and Bo (conferred in 770 BCE) Wang (self-proclaimed from 325 BCE) Emperor (in 288 BCE, called the "emperor" of the west, respected Qi as the "emperor" of the east, later abolished) Emperor of China (renamed after the unification of the country in 221 BCE) Approximately 900–206 BCE.
The Western Zhou Yan State Capital Museum ( Chinese : 西周燕都遗址博物馆) is an archaeological museum in southwestern Beijing Municipality at the site of the capital of the ancient State of Yan during the Western Zhou dynasty. The site is located in Dongjialin Village, just north of Liulihe Township (琉璃河镇), in Fangshan District ...
The Shang dynasty ( Chinese: 商朝; pinyin: Shāng cháo ), also known as the Yin dynasty ( 殷代; Yīn dài ), was a Chinese royal dynasty that ruled in the Yellow River valley during the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Western Zhou dynasty. The classic account of the Shang comes from texts ...
Western Zhou (1046–771 BC) Discovered. 1890. Famen Town, Fufeng County, Shaanxi. Present location. Shanghai Museum. The Da Ke ding ( Chinese: 大克鼎; pinyin: Dà Kè dǐng) is an ancient Chinese bronze circular ding vessel from the Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BC). Unearthed in Famen Town, Fufeng County, Shaanxi in 1890, it is on ...
Han (SE Zhou state) (邗国), a Chinese state in present-day Jiangsu. Han (Warring States) (韓) (403 – 230 BC), a Chinese state during the Warring States period. Han dynasty (漢/汉) (202 BC – 220 AD), a dynasty split into two eras, Western Han and Eastern Han. Shu Han (蜀漢) (221–263), a Han Chinese dynasty that existed during the ...
