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Western Zhou

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The Western Zhou (西周; c. 1046 – 771 BC) was the first half of the Zhou dynasty of ancient China. [1]

37 relations: Altai Mountains, Battle of Muye, Chu (state), Duke of Zhou, Encyclopædia Britannica Online, Fengjian, Gonghe Regency, Haojing, King Cheng of Zhou, King Gong of Zhou, King Kang of Zhou, King Li of Zhou, King Mu of Zhou, King Wen of Zhou, King Wu of Zhou, King Xiao of Zhou, King Xuan of Zhou, King Yi of Zhou (Jian), King Yi of Zhou (Xie), King You of Zhou, King Zhao of Zhou, Luoyang, Mandate of Heaven, Marquess of Shen, Qi (state), Quanrong, Queen Mother of the West, Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, Scythians, Shang dynasty, Shu Du of Cai, Spring and Autumn period, The Cambridge History of China, Warring States period, Wei River, Xu Rong (general), Zhou dynasty.

Altai Mountains

The Altai Mountains (also spelled Altay Mountains; Altai: Алтай туулар, Altay tuular; Mongolian:, Altai-yin niruɣu (Chakhar) / Алтайн нуруу, Altain nuruu (Khalkha); Kazakh: Алтай таулары, Altai’ tay’lary, التاي تاۋلارى Алтайские горы, Altajskije gory; Chinese; 阿尔泰山脉, Ā'ěrtài Shānmài, Xiao'erjing: اَعَرتَىْ شًامَىْ; Dungan: Артэ Шанмэ) are a mountain range in Central and East Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan come together, and are where the rivers Irtysh and Ob have their headwaters.

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Battle of Muye

The Battle of Muye or Mu was a battle fought in ancient China between the Zhou dynasty and Shang dynasty.

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Chu (state)

Chu (Old Chinese: *s-r̥aʔ) was a hegemonic, Zhou dynasty era state.

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Duke of Zhou

Dan, Duke Wen of Zhou (11th Century BC), commonly known as the Duke of Zhou, was a member of the royal family of the Zhou dynasty who played a major role in consolidating the kingdom established by his elder brother King Wu.

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Encyclopædia Britannica Online

Encyclopædia Britannica Online is the website of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. and its Encyclopædia Britannica, with more than 120,000 articles that are updated regularly.

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Fengjian

Fēngjiàn (封建) was a political ideology during the later part of the Zhou dynasty of ancient China, its social structure forming a decentralized system of government based on four occupations, or "four categories of the people." The Zhou kings enfeoffed their fellow warriors and relatives, creating large domains of land.

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Gonghe Regency

The Gonghe Regency was an interregnum period in Chinese history from 841 to 828 BC, after King Li of Zhou was exiled by his nobles until the ascension of his son, King Xuan of Zhou.

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Haojing

Hao or Haojing, also called Zongzhou (宗周), 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).

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King Cheng of Zhou

King Cheng of Zhou or King Ch'eng of Chou was the second king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.

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King Gong of Zhou

King Gong of Zhou or King Kung of Chou was the sixth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.

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King Kang of Zhou

King Kang of Zhou or King K’ang of Chou was the third sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and son of the King Cheng of Zhou.

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King Li of Zhou

King Li of Zhou (died in 828 BC) was the tenth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.

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King Mu of Zhou

King Mu of Zhou was the fifth king of the Zhou dynasty of China.

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King Wen of Zhou

King Wen of Zhou (1152 1056 BC) was king of Zhou during the late Shang dynasty in ancient China.

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King Wu of Zhou

King Wu of Zhou was the first king of the Zhou dynasty of ancient China.

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King Xiao of Zhou

King Xiao of Zhou or King Hsiao of Chou was the eighth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.

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King Xuan of Zhou

King Xuan of Zhou was the eleventh king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.

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King Yi of Zhou (Jian)

King Yì of Zhou was the seventh king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.

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King Yi of Zhou (Xie)

King Yi of Zhou was the ninth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.

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King You of Zhou

King You of Zhou (795–771 BC) was the eleventh king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the last of Western Zhou Dynasty.

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King Zhao of Zhou

King Zhao of Zhou, personal name Jī Xiá, was the fourth king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.

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Luoyang

Luoyang, formerly romanized as Loyang, is a city located in the confluence area of Luo River and Yellow River in the west of Henan province.

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Mandate of Heaven

The Mandate of Heaven or Tian Ming is a Chinese political and religious doctrine used since ancient times to justify the rule of the King or Emperor of China.

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Marquess of Shen

The Marquess of Shen (Chinese: 侯, p Shēnhóu; d. 771 BCE) was a Qiang ruler of Shen during China’s Zhou dynasty.

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Qi (state)

Qi was a state of the Zhou dynasty-era in ancient China, variously reckoned as a march, duchy, and independent kingdom.

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Quanrong

The Quanrong or Dog Rong were an ethnic group classified by the ancient Chinese as "Qiang" active in the northwestern part of China during the Zhou dynasty (1046–221 BCE) and after.

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Queen Mother of the West

The Queen Mother of the West, known by various local names, is a goddess in Chinese religion and mythology, also worshipped in neighbouring Asian countries, and attested from ancient times.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary is a large American dictionary, first published in 1966 as The Random House Dictionary of the English Language: The Unabridged Edition.

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Scythians

or Scyths (from Greek Σκύθαι, in Indo-Persian context also Saka), were a group of Iranian people, known as the Eurasian nomads, who inhabited the western and central Eurasian steppes from about the 9th century BC until about the 1st century BC.

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Shang dynasty

The Shang dynasty or Yin dynasty, according to traditional historiography, ruled in the Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Zhou dynasty.

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Shu Du of Cai

Cai Shu Du or Shu Du of Cai (Chinese: 度, given name Du (度), was the first ruler of the State of Cai. Du was the fifth son of King Wen of Zhou and his wife Taisi (太姒). He had ten brothers and eight half-brothers. His elder brothers were Yi (Boyi Kao), Fa (King Wu of Zhou), Xian (Guan Shu), and Dan (the Duke of Zhou). He was given the fief of Cai by King Wu after the overthrow of the last Shang king, Zhou. Du's realm centered on present-day Shangcai, Henan. He and his brothers Shu Xian of Guan (管叔鮮) and Shu Chu of Huo (霍叔處) were known as the Three Guards, but when King Wu died and the Duke of Zhou assumed the regency for the young King Cheng, they rebelled along with Wu Geng. The Duke of Zhou was able to suppress the rebellion and Du was exiled, although Cheng eventually recreated the realm of Cai as a grant to Du's son Ji Hu.

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Spring and Autumn period

The Spring and Autumn period was a period in Chinese history from approximately 771 to 476 BC (or according to some authorities until 403 BC) which corresponds roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou Period.

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The Cambridge History of China

The Cambridge History of China is an ongoing series of books published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) covering the history of China from the founding of the Qin dynasty in 221 BC to 1982.

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Warring States period

The Warring States period was an era in ancient Chinese history of warfare, as well as bureaucratic and military reforms and consolidation, following the Spring and Autumn period and concluding with the Qin wars of conquest that saw the annexation of all other contender states, which ultimately led to the Qin state's victory in 221 BC as the first unified Chinese empire known as the Qin dynasty.

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Wei River

The Wei River is a major river in west-central China's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces.

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Xu Rong (general)

Xu Rong (died 192) was a military general serving under the warlord Dong Zhuo during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.

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Zhou dynasty

The Zhou dynasty or the Zhou Kingdom was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang dynasty and preceded the Qin dynasty.

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Western Zhou Dynasty, Western Zhou Period, Western Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou dynasty (1027-771 B.C.), Western Zhou period, Xi Zhou, Xǔ (state).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhou

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