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The Zhou dynasty (/dʒoʊ/ JOH) was a royal dynasty of China that existed for 789 years from c. 1046 BC until 256 BC, the longest span of any dynasty in Chinese history. During the Western Zhou period ( c. 1046 – 771 BC), the royal house, surnamed Ji , had military control over territories centered on the Wei River valley and North China Plain .
Datong was the capital of the Northern Wei dynasty from 398 to 493. Emin was briefly the capital of the Western Liao dynasty from 1132 to 1134. Fenghao, located near present-day Xi'an, was the capital of the Western Zhou dynasty from 1046 BC to 771 BC. Fuzhou was briefly the capital of the Southern Ming dynasty from 1645 to 1646.
The Western Zhou (Chinese: 西周; pinyin: Xīzhōu; c. 1046 [1] – 771 BC) was a period of Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Zhou dynasty. It began when King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang dynasty at the Battle of Muye and ended in 771 BC when Quanrong pastoralists sacked the Zhou capital at Haojing and killed ...
Hao or Haojing, also called Zongzhou (宗周), [1] was one of the two settlements comprising the capital of the Western Zhou dynasty (1066–770 BCE), the other being Fēng or Fēngjīng (灃京). Together they were known as Fenghao and stood on opposite banks of the Feng River (沣河): with Feng on west bank and Hao on the east bank.
Xi'an became a cultural and political center of China in the 11th century BC with the founding of the Zhou dynasty. The capital of Zhou was established in the twin settlements of Fengjing (灃京) and Haojing (鎬京), together known as Fenghao, located southwest of contemporary Xi'an.
Zhou dynasty established its capital in Feng (灃/沣) and Hao (鎬/镐) between the late 11th century BC and 770 BC, both located west of contemporary Xi'an. In 770 BC, the capital was moved to Luoyang due to political unrest. [1] The state Qin moved its capital to Xianyang 350 BC just north of today's Xi'an on the north shore of Wei River. [2]
Yan (Chinese: 燕; pinyin: Yān; Old Chinese pronunciation: * ʔˤe[n]) was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. [2] [3] Its capital was Ji (later known as Yanjing and now Beijing). [4] During the Warring States period, the court was also moved to another capital at Xiadu at times. [5]
Name of state Hanzi Family Present location Title Start and end year Conqueror Western Zhou: 西周: Ji (姬姓): Nominal rule over all under Heaven, directly controlling the capital of Fenghao, Zongzhou (present Xi'an, Shaanxi Province), Luoyi, Chengzhou (present Luoyang, Henan Province), and nearby areas.