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The Zhou dynasty ([ʈʂóʊ]; Chinese: 周) [c] was a royal dynasty of China that existed for 789 years from c. 1046 BC until 256 BC, the longest of all dynasties in Chinese history. During the Western Zhou period (c. 1046 – 771 BC), the royal house, surnamed Ji, had military control over ancient China.
Zhou dynasty, dynasty that ruled ancient China for some eight centuries, establishing the distinctive political and cultural characteristics that were to be identified with China for the next two millennia. The Zhou dynasty began in 1046 BCE and ended in 256 BCE.
The Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BCE) was among the most culturally significant of the early Chinese dynasties and the longest lasting of any in China's history, divided into two periods: Western Zhou (1046-771 BCE) and Eastern Zhou (771-256 BCE).
Map is showing the geographical extension of the Zhou Dynasty as well as surrounding ethnic groups and tribes in the year 1000 B.C. King Wu of Zhou was the first king of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China.
The Western Zhou dynasty 西周 (11th cent.-770 BCE) created two capitals, Zongzhou 宗周 or Hao 鎬 (near modern Xi'an 西安, Shaanxi), and Chengzhou 成周 or Luo 雒 or Luoyi 雒邑 (modern Luoyang 洛陽, Henan), yet the rulers stayed in the western region where their people had lived for some centuries.
View a map of China in 1000 BCE. The Shang dynasty has been overthrown and the Zhou dynasty now rules.
During its first years, known as the Western Zhou (c. 1050–771 B.C.E.) because its capital was located in western China, the Zhou dynasty mirrored the Shang in ruling as a centralized empire.
The Zhou Dynasty — Ancient to Imperial China. The Zhou Dynasty (1045–221 BC) saw China grow, fracture into states, then unite in imperialism. It was technically the longest dynasty, though the Zhouhad effectively lost power by 770 BC.
In the late 2nd millennium BCE, the Zhou dynasty arose in the Wei River valley of modern western Shaanxi Province, where they were appointed Western Protectors by the Shang. A coalition led by the ruler of the Zhou, King Wu, defeated the Shang at the Battle of Muye.
Map of states during the Spring and Autumn Period around 500 BC In succession, the Zhou state in reality fragmented into a number of small states (Qin, Jin, Yan, Lu, Qi, Chen, Song, Chu, Cai, Wu) even though their rulers at first still claimed allegiance to the succeeding Zhou kings in Luoyang. In reality, the Zhou kings finally only controlled ...