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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 .
1048 BC: Medon, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son Acastus. 1046 BC: King Wu of Zhou overthrows the last Shang dynasty king Di Xin and becomes first king of the Zhou dynasty (1046 BC—256 BC) founded by his father King Wen of Zhou.
781 BC: King You of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China. 780 BC : The first historic solar eclipse is recorded in China. (Although Greece, Egypt, and other Eastern societies had mentioned solar and lunar eclipses, and had been counting their centuries on lunar and solar cycles, the mentioned solar eclipse lasted longer than previous ...
c. 1046 BC: The Zhou force, led by King Wu of Zhou, overthrows the last king of Shang dynasty; Zhou dynasty established in China. [33] [34] 1000 BC: The second stream of Bantu expansion reaches the great lakes region of Africa, creating a major population centre. [35] [36] 890 BC: Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
600 BC—Marseille is founded by Greeks of Phocaea, who are victorious over the Carthaginians in a naval battle, beginning the Greco–Punic Wars. 600 BC—The Satrapy of Armenia is created. 600 BC—Capua is founded. 600 BC—Smyrna is sacked and destroyed by Alyattes of Lydia. [4] 600 BC—Nebuchadnezzar II builds the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
544 BC—King Jing becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China. 543 BC—North Indian Prince Vijaya invades Ceylon and establishes a Sri Lankan dynasty. [3] 543 BC—Pisistratus, tyrant of Athens, purifies the island of Delos (approximate date). 543 BC—Guided by the Chinese statesman Zi Chan, the State of Zheng institutes a formal code of law. [4]
Selected states of the Western Zhou dynasty. Following the overthrow of the Shang dynasty in 1046 BCE, the early kings made hereditary land grants to various relatives and descendants. [5]: 57 Along with the land and title came a responsibility to support the Zhou king during an emergency and to pay ritual homage to the Zhou
879 BC: Death of King Yi of Zhou, king of the Zhou dynasty of China. 878 BC: King Li of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China. 874 BC: Osorkon II succeeds Takelot I as king of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt. 874 BC: Ahab becomes king of Kingdom of Israel (approximate date). 872 BC: Parshvanatha, 23rd Tirthankara of Jainism was born ...