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  2. Apr 16, 2024 · Wen was the ruler of Zhou, one of the semibarbaric states on the western frontier of China, long a battleground between the civilized Chinese and nomadic invaders. At some point he had assumed the title Xi Bo (“King of the West”) and had begun to threaten the Shang dynasty ( c. 1600–1046 bc ).

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  3. May 2, 2024 · The longest-reigning orthodox dynasty of China was the Zhou dynasty, ruling for a total length of about 790 years, albeit it is divided into the Western Zhou and the Eastern Zhou in Chinese historiography.

  4. Apr 15, 2024 · Wenwang (flourished 11th century bc, China) was the father of Ji Fa (the Wuwang emperor), the founder of the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 bc) and one of the sage rulers regarded by Confucian historians as a model king.

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  5. May 2, 2024 · The Zhou dynasty (c. 1050–256 BCE) had made the State of Qin in Western China as an outpost to breed horses and act as a defensive buffer against nomadic armies of the Rong, Qiang, and Di peoples.

  6. Apr 29, 2024 · Western Zhou Dynasty (About 1,100-771BC) San-shi-pan Plate is a bronze ware of the late Western Zhou Dynasty. With an inscription of 375 Chinese characters recording how land was contracted at that time, the plate is historically important for people today to study the Western Zhou land system.

  7. May 1, 2024 · In the later period of 11 th century BC, King Wen of the Zhou Dynasty moved the capital to Fengdu, while Zhouyuan City remained an important political center. In the late Western Zhou Dynasty (11 th century -- 771 BC), the city was captured by the West Rong tribe and abandoned since then.

  8. Apr 15, 2024 · On Monday, the Shanxi Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology published new excavation information about an ancient tomb from the Western Zhou dynasty (c. 11th century-771 BC) in Yicheng county of Linfen city, Shanxi province.

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