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The Western Zhou (Chinese: 西周; pinyin: Xīzhōu; c. 1046 BC – 771 BC) 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 ...
The Zhou dynasty (; Chinese: 周) was a royal dynasty of China that existed for 789 years from c. 1046 BC until 256 BC, the longest such reign in Chinese history. During the Western Zhou period (c. 1046 – 771 BC), the royal house, surnamed Ji, had military control over ancient China.
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SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. The Western Zhou ( Chinese: 西周; pinyin: Xīzhōu; c. 1045 BC – 771 BC) 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 ...
This chapter blends narrative and analysis, while giving more or less equal weight to all of the written evidence for Western Zhou history, both traditional and paleographic. It begins with an evaluation of the sources; treats briefly the legendary and preconquest history of the Zhou people.
- Edward Shaughnessy
- 1999
The Shizhoupian ( Chinese: 史籀篇) is the first known Chinese dictionary, and was written in the ancient Large seal script. The work was traditionally dated to the reign of King Xuan of Zhou (827–782 BCE), but many modern scholars assign it to the state of Qin in the Warring States period ( c. 475 – 221 BCE). The text is no longer fully ...
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Jan 8, 1992 · The thousands of ritual bronze vessels discovered by China's archaeologists serve as the major documentary source for the Western Zhou dynasty (1045-771 B.C.). These vessels contain long inscriptions full of detail on subjects as diverse as the military history of the period, the bureaucratic structure of the royal court, and lawsuits among the gentry. Moreover, being cast in bronze, the ...
