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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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Nov 12, 2020 · He died at Cheng 程 and was buried at Bi 畢. It was only after his death that he was given the honorific title 'King' and 'Wen' (cultured). Map of China at the time of the conquest of the Shang capital Yin by King Wu to found the Western Zhou dynasty. Modern provinces shown faintly for reference.
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.
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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.
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.
Nov 10, 2020 · The outline of the “Western Zhou period” ending with the death of King You 幽 (r. 780–771 bce) is then introduced, touching upon the problems of periodization and of chronologic reconstructions proposed for the date of the conquest of Shang and for early Zhou reigns.
