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that demarcate between trunk and collateral lines, the former is called a zong and the latter a zu, whereas the whole lineage is dubbed the shi. On one hand, every son who is not the eldest and hence not heir to the lineage territory has the potential of becoming a progenitor and fostering a new trunk lineage (Ideally he would strike out to cultivate new lineage territory). According to the Zou commentary, the
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ruler was duty-bound to uphold heaven's principles of harmony and honor. Any ruler who failed in this duty, who let instability creep into earthly affairs, or who let his people suffer, would lose the mandate. Under this system, it was the prerogative of spiritual authority to withdraw support from any wayward ruler and to find another, more worthy one. In this way, the Zhou sky god legitimized regime change.
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descent-line system as follows: "A great line (ta-tsung) is the line of eldest sons continuing indefinitely from a founding ancestor. A lesser line is the line of younger sons going back no more than five generations. Great lines and lesser lines continually spin off new lesser lines, founded by younger sons".
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was the first to claim the title of "king" for himself. Others followed, marking a turning point, as rulers did not even entertain the pretense of vassalage of the Zhou court, instead proclaiming themselves fully independent kingdoms. A series of states rose to prominence before each falling in turn,
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Despite these similarities, there are a number of important differences from medieval Europe. One obvious difference is that the Zhou ruled from walled cities rather than castles. Another was China's distinct class system, which lacked an organized clergy but saw Shang-descent yeomen become masters
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K.E. Brashier writes in his book "Ancestral Memory in Early China" about the tsung-fa system of patrilineal primogeniture: "The greater lineage, if it has survived, is the direct succession from father to eldest son and is not defined via the collateral shifts of the lesser lineages. In discussions
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The Mandate of Heaven was presented as a religious compact between the Zhou people and their supreme god in heaven. The Zhou agreed that since worldly affairs were supposed to align with those of the heavens, the heavens conferred legitimate power on only one person, the Zhou ruler. In return, the
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According to Nicholas Bodman, the Zhou appear to have spoken a language largely similar in vocabulary and syntax to that of the Shang; a recent study by David McCraw, using lexical statistics, reached the same conclusion. The Zhou emulated Shang cultural practices, possibly to legitimize their own
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The exact location of Wangcheng and its relation to Chengzhou is disputed. According to Xu Zhaofeng, "Chengzhou" and "Wangcheng" were originally synonymous and used to name the same capital city from 771 to 510 BC. "The creation of a distinction between Wangcheng and Chengzhou probably occurred
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as "characterized by the fact that the eldest son of each generation formed the main of line descent and political authority, whereas the younger brothers were moved out to establish new lineages of lesser authority. The farther removed, the lesser the political authority". Ebrey defines the
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divided land among his feudal lords, his feudal lords divided the land among their dependent families and so forth down the pecking order to the officers who had their dependent kin and the commoners who "each had his apportioned relations and all had their graded precedence""
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Nobles of the Ji family proclaimed Duke Hui of Eastern Zhou as King Nan's successor after their capital, Chengzhou, fell to Qin forces in 256 BC. Ji Zhao, a son of King Nan, led a resistance against Qin for five years. The dukedom fell in 249 BC. The remaining Ji family ruled
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In using this creed, the Zhou rulers had to acknowledge that any group of rulers, even they themselves, could be ousted if they lost the mandate of heaven because of improper practices. The book of odes written during the Zhou period clearly intoned this caution.
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Over time, this decentralized system became strained as the familial relationships between the Zhou kings and the regional dynasties thinned over the generations. Peripheral territories developed local power and prestige on par with that of the Zhou.
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The Zhou kings contended that heaven favored their triumph because the last Shang kings had been evil men whose policies brought pain to the people through waste and corruption. After the Zhou came to power, the mandate became a political tool.
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Sima Qian was only able to establish historical dates after the time of the Gonghe Regency. Earlier dates, like that of 1046 BC for the Battle of Muye, are given in this article according to the Chinese government–sponsored
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or natural calamities threw the ruling house's mandate into question. Since rulers claimed that their authority came from heaven, the Zhou made great efforts to gain accurate knowledge of the stars and to perfect the
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One of the duties and privileges of the king was to create a royal calendar. This official document defined times for undertaking agricultural activities and celebrating rituals. But unexpected events such as
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period (771–256 BC), the political system created by the Zhou royal house survived in some form for several additional centuries. A date of 1046 BC for the Zhou's establishment is supported by the
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encoded an understanding of manners as an expression of the social hierarchy, ethics, and regulation concerning material life; the corresponding social practices became idealized within Confucian ideology.
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tribes, the Duke of Zhou quelled the rebellion, and further expanded the Zhou Kingdom into the east. To maintain Zhou authority over its greatly expanded territory and prevent other revolts, he set up the
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A Western Zhou ceremonial bronze of cooking-vessel form inscribed to record that the King of Zhou gave a fiefdom to Shi You, ordering that he inherit the title as well as the land and people living there
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The Eastern Zhou period (771–256 BC) was characterized by an accelerating collapse of royal authority, although the king's ritual importance enabled more than five additional centuries of rule. The
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as legal. According to Hsi-Sheng Tao, "the Tsung-fa or descent line system has the following characteristics: patrilineal descent, patrilineal succession, patriarchate, sib-exogamy, and primogeniture"
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had been introduced to China during the Shang dynasty from Central Asia, the Zhou period saw the first major use of chariots in battle. Recent archaeological finds demonstrate similarities between
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developed, its initial stages of development beginning in the 6th century BC. The greatest Chinese philosophers, those who made the greatest impact on later generations of Chinese, were
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The early Western Zhou supported a strong army, split into two major units: "the Six Armies of the west" and "the Eight Armies of Chengzhou". The armies campaigned in the northern
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was an Eastern barbarian; he was born in Chu Feng, moved to Fu Hsia, and died in Ming T'iao. King Wen was a Western barbarian; he was born in Ch'i Chou and died in Pi Ying."
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Agriculture in the Zhou dynasty was very intensive and, in many cases, directed by the government. All farming lands were owned by nobles, who then gave their land to their
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During the Western Zhou (1045–771 BC), King Wu maintained the old capital for ceremonial purposes but constructed a new one for his palace and administration nearby at
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Sun, Yan (2006), "Cultural and Political Control in North China: Style and Use of the Bronzes of Yan at Liulihe during the Early Western Zhou", in Mair, Victor H. (ed.),
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tribes before being treacherously killed by Shang forces. Taibo and Zhongyong had supposedly already fled to the Yangtze delta, where they established the
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There were many similarities between the decentralized systems. When the dynasty was established, the conquered land was divided into hereditary fiefs (
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credited with surviving abandonment by his mother three times, and with greatly improving agriculture, to the point where he was granted lordship over
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in consolidating royal power. Wary of the Duke of Zhou's increasing power, the "Three Guards", Zhou princes stationed on the eastern plain,
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During Confucius's lifetime in the Spring and Autumn period, Zhou kings had little power, and much administrative responsibility and
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Wagner, Donald B. (1999), "The Earliest Use of Iron in China", in Young, S. M. M.; Pollard, A. M.; Budd, P.; et al. (eds.),
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joined with Zeng and the Quanrong. The Quanrong put an end to the Western Zhou in 771 BC, sacking the Zhou capital at
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against his regency. Even though they garnered the support of independent-minded nobles, Shang partisans, and several
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The state theology of the Zhou dynasty used concepts from the Shang dynasty and mostly referred to the Shang god,
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rule, and became the successors to Shang culture. At the same time, the Zhou may also have been connected to the
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An embroidered silk gauze ritual garment from an Eastern Zhou era tomb at Mashan, Hubei, 4th century BC
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Zhou legitimacy also arose indirectly from Shang material culture through the use of bronze ritual vessels,
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The Metal Road of the Eastern Eurasian Steppe: The Formation of the Xiongnu Confederation and the Silk Road
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This type of unilineal descent-group later became the model of the Korean family through the influence of
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declared himself to be "King Hui", was declared, but his splinter state was fully disassembled by 249.
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The Collapse of China's Later Han Dynasty, 25–220 CE: The Northwest Borderlands and the Edge of Empire
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province. For this, Sunshu is credited as China's first hydraulic engineer. The later Wei statesman
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Western Zhou bronze pot (896 BC), Fufeng County, Shaanxi – Baoji Zhouyuan Museum
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had ancestry from among the Xirong, as King Wen's descendants, the Zhou kings, claimed descent from
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valley. Archaeologically, the Zhou expanded to the north and the northwest at the expense of the
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system. Furthermore, he countered Zhou's crisis of legitimacy by expounding the doctrine of the
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Han Cultural and Political Influences in the Transformation of the Shizhaishan Cultural Complex
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The system, also called "extensive stratified patrilineage", was defined by the anthropologist
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The Confucian-Legalist State: A New Theory of Chinese History: A New Theory of Chinese History
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were initiated during the Zhou dynasty, ultimately as a means to aid agricultural irrigation.
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had no time for Confucian virtue and advocated a system of strict laws and harsh punishments.
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Enemies of Civilization: Attitudes toward Foreigners in Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China
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which flourished as rival lords patronized itinerant scholars is led by the example of Qi's
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in this period may include fighting styles, head-and-hooves burials, art motifs and myths.
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The conflicts with nomadic tribes from the north and the northwest, variously known as the
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political strength was wielded by rulers of smaller domains and local community leaders.
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of ritual and ceremony, as well as astronomy, state affairs and ancient canons, known as
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Landscape and Power in Early China: The Crisis and Fall of the Western Zhou 1045–771 BC
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Landscape and Power in Early China: The Crisis and Fall of the Western Zhou 1045–771 BC
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Landscape and Power in Early China: The Crisis and Fall of the Western Zhou 1045–771 BC
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The latter Eastern Zhou period is itself roughly subdivided into two parts. During the
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Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B.C.E. – 618 C.E
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of the Shang and Zhou dynasties with the steppe populations in the west, such as the
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during the mid-5th century BC is a commonly cited as initiating the subsequent
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led 14 armies against barbarians in the south, but failed to achieve any victory.
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The Eastern Zhou is also remembered as the golden age of Chinese philosophy: the
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valley; this remained their primary base of power after conquering the Shang.
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below the royal ranks, in descending order with common English translations:
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is the modern name for the twin city formed by the Western Zhou capitals of
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Western writers often describe the Zhou period as feudal because the Zhou's
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region, and died on campaign. Later kings' campaigns were less effective.
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The exact location of Bin remains obscure, but it may have been close to
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Great Perfection: Religion and Ethnicity in a Chinese Millennial Kingdom
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floodplain. The military prowess of Zhou peaked during the 19th year of
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The Confucian Transformation of Korea: A Study of Society and Ideology
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Gold sword hilt, Eastern Zhou, 6-5th century BC –
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The Zhou period is often considered to be the zenith for the craft of
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Bronze fittings in the form of tigers, Baoji, Shaanxi – Western Zhou
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system invites comparison with European political systems during the
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bribed his way out of imprisonment and moved the Zhou capital to
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2073:, a warrior in his own right. As a vassal of the Shang kings 758: 744: 2008:—is said to have abandoned his position as Agrarian Master ( 8666:
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The Zhou army also included "barbarian" troops such as the
7121: 6186: 5153: 5130: 3339:
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1810: – 771 BC), the royal house, surnamed 8671:
States and territories established in the 11th century BC
5676:(2nd ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Hackett. pp. XIV. 5022:
Sources of Western Zhou History: Inscribed Bronze Vessels
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Ancestral temples (size, legitimate number of pavilions)
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5139: 6448:(Second ed.), Wadsworth: Thomson, pp. 25–47 3416:, responsible for the development of ancient Chinese 644: 630: 616: 600: 586: 572: 558: 6294:
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and others advocated its re-establishment in China.
2330:, marking the beginning of the Eastern Zhou period. 2050:
later led the clan from Bin to Zhou, an area in the
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3213:King Zhao was famous for repeated campaigns in the 790: 773: 766: 752: 735: 728: 711: 697: 683: 676: 662: 655: 638: 624: 610: 594: 580: 566: 552: 545: 540: 522: 502: 469: 455: 369: 355: 345: 336: 322: 305: 292: 279: 260: 248: 238: 222: 210: 198: 180: 166: 156: 138: 128: 91: 39: 6108:(2nd ed.). Indianapolis: Hackett. p. 2. 2318:. With King You dead, a conclave of nobles met at 2169:possibly related to the Xirong through his mother 6104:Ivanhoe, Philip J.; Van Norden, Bryan W. (2005). 6083:. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 176. 6054:Ivanhoe, Philip J.; Van Norden, Bryan W. (2005). 5908: 5906: 5672:Ivanhoe, Philip J.; Van Norden, Bryan W. (2005). 3210:. Early Zhou kings were true commanders-in-chief 6490:, Cambridge University Press, pp. 292–351, 6041: 2391:The last Zhou king is traditionally taken to be 1795:until 256 BC, the longest of such reign in 5862:"From wooden attendants to terracotta warriors" 4610:asterism. Zhou is also represented by the star 3376:During the Zhou dynasty, the origins of native 2248:while accommodating important Shang rituals at 5912: 5821:Alternatively, the sequence was translated as 5587:Carr, Brian; Mahalingam, Indira, eds. (1997). 7137: 6726: 5869:Bernisches Historisches Museum the Newsletter 5659: 5640: 4844: 4830: 4526: 4516: 4503: 4493: 4480: 4470: 4457: 4447: 4434: 4424: 4411: 4401: 4388: 4378: 4365: 4355: 4342: 4332: 4319: 4309: 4296: 4286: 4273: 4263: 4250: 4240: 4227: 4217: 4204: 4194: 4181: 4171: 4158: 4148: 4135: 4125: 4112: 4102: 4089: 4079: 4066: 4056: 4043: 4033: 4020: 4010: 3997: 3987: 3974: 3964: 3928: 3918: 3905: 3895: 3882: 3856: 3846: 3824: 3814: 3792: 3782: 3760: 3750: 3728: 3718: 3696: 3686: 3664: 3654: 3632: 3622: 3600: 3590: 3568: 3558: 3515: 3059: 2623: 2583:Silk painting depicting a man riding a dragon 2173:. Additionally, the late 4th-century BC 1748: 508: 45: 8: 8594:"Empire" as a description of foreign policy 6557:, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 6508:, vol. 1 (4th ed.), W. W. Norton, 6444:Schirokauer, Conrad; Brown, Miranda (2006), 6320:(2nd ed.), Cambridge University Press, 6195:] (in Literary Chinese) – via the 3445:Having emerged during the Western Zhou, the 3178:terracotta figurine from a tomb near modern 2371:. In 403 BC, the Zhou court recognized 1911:. By the dynasty's end, an immature form of 30:For other dynasties with the same name, see 6435:Schinz, Alfred (1996), Menges, Axel (ed.), 6355:Krech, Volkhard; Steinicke, Marian (2011), 5897: 5511: 5275:. Cambridge University Press. p. 286. 5245:. Cambridge University Press. p. 387. 5183: 4994:. Cambridge University Press. p. 197. 4872: 4870: 4868: 3510:The rulers of the Zhou dynasty were titled 3042:The Zhou dynasty and contemporary polities 2535:system on which they based their calendar. 8415: 7144: 7130: 7122: 6733: 6719: 6711: 6679: 5726:"The ramage system in China and Polynesia" 5620:. Cambridge University Press. p. 40. 5593:Companion Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy 5081:. Cambridge University Press. p. 11. 3946: 3540: 1755: 1741: 1571: 1566: 1488: 1373: 1368: 1301: 1236: 1231: 1105: 816: 537: 479: 73: 36: 8636:3rd-century BC disestablishments in China 6640:Contact and Exchange in the Ancient World 6437:The Magic Square: Cities in Ancient China 6383:The Warring States Working Group, WSWG-17 5942: 5305: 5264: 5262: 5100: 5098: 3343:, Warring States period – 2271:, or various "Rong" tribes, such as the 6106:Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy 6056:Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy 5674:Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy 5017:"The Date of the Zhou Conquest of Shang" 4967:. Oxford University Press. p. 155. 3940: 3534: 2618:dress and riding in a two-horsed chariot 2208: 2061:The duke passed over his two elder sons 8641:11th-century BC establishments in China 6446:A Brief History of Chinese Civilization 6003:. Oxford University Press. p. 86. 4864: 4693: 3262: 2430:which came to dominate the others were 2314:and killing the last Western Zhou king 828: 335: 6660:, Oxford: Archaeopress, pp. 1–9, 6488:The Cambridge History of Ancient China 5823:prince, lord, elder, master, chieftain 5534: 5519: 5199: 4938: 4799:stated the Xianyu's rulers among the 3396:. Other philosophers of this era were 2608:painting from the Jingmen Tomb of the 2018:) in old age and either he or his son 1772: 719: 646: 466: 324:• Fall of the last Zhou holdouts 27:Chinese dynasty from 1046 BC to 256 BC 6571:Lee, Yuan-Yuan; Shen, Sinyan (1999), 6378:"Where Was the Western Zhou Capital?" 5547: 5545: 5543: 5515: 5499: 5460:Commentaries on "Discourses of Zheng" 4606:; 'second star of Zhou'), in 3949: 3543: 3408:, the "second sage" of Confucianism; 2383:as fully independent states. In 344, 354: 344: 340: 321: 304: 291: 278: 259: 255: 237: 221: 209: 197: 179: 175: 165: 7: 6504:Tignor, Robert; et al. (2013), 5141:帝舜曰:「棄,黎民始饑,爾后稷播時百穀。」封棄於邰,號曰后稷,別姓姬氏。 4592:; 'first star of Zhou') and 2348:Major states during the Eastern Zhou 2326:. The capital was moved eastward to 2322:and declared the Marquis's grandson 2179:comments that the baron of Li Rong ( 2157:(372–289 BC) acknowledged that 8656:Former countries in Chinese history 5886:Ebrey, Walthall & Palais (2006) 5365:The Origins of Chinese Civilization 4673:Women in ancient and imperial China 2399:captured Wangcheng in 256 BC. 2306:, the disgraced queen's father the 2089:among the tribes there. Jili's son 1835:date the establishment to 1045 BC. 6632:10.1038/scientificamerican0487-104 6459:Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 6247:, Leiden: Brill, pp. 34–199, 5798:. Harvard University Asia Center. 5475:; Shao, Huiqiu; Pan, Ling (2020). 5367:. University of California Press. 5187: 5171: 5048:Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 3491:Ceremonial regulations (number of 3103:, a situation similar to European 2213:States of the Western Zhou dynasty 2109:led an army of 45,000 men and 300 2101:). Around 1046 BC, Wen's son 1990:. He even received sacrifice as a 25: 6317:A History of Chinese Civilization 5835:Rosenlee, Li-Hsiang Lisa (2012). 5427:"Li Ji, Wife of Duke Xian of Jin" 5413:"Duke Zhuang - 28th year - zhuan" 4961:Old Chinese: A New Reconstruction 4814:Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project 4781:Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project 2004:—Qi's son, or rather that of the 1903:, which evolved from the earlier 1825:Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project 5860:Khayutina, Maria (Autumn 2013). 5818:ChinaKnowledge.de encyclopedia, 4734: 4642: 4628: 3456:The system was canonized in the 3292: 3280: 3265: 2704: 1788:that existed for 789 years from 836: 439: 414: 400: 52: 6414:, University of Hawaiʻi Press, 5768:Ancestral Memory in Early China 5700:Ancestral Memory in Early China 5015:Shaughnessy, Edward L. (1992). 3356:Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng 2302:queen in favor of the commoner 2081:, Jili went to conquer several 797: 780: 759: 745: 718: 704: 690: 669: 79:Territory of the Western Zhou ( 8661:Former monarchies of East Asia 6596:, Cambridge University Press, 6339:China to 1850: A Short History 6221:, Princeton University Press, 6193:Records of the Grand Historian 6042:Schirokauer & Brown (2006) 5697:Brashier, K. E. (2011-01-01). 5387:Pulleyblank, Edwin G. (2000). 5359:Pulleyblank, Edwin G. (1983). 5155:Records of the Grand Historian 5132:Records of the Grand Historian 4602: 4588: 2407:concluded in 221 BC with 2180: 2014: 2009: 1943:, the Zhou lineage began when 1695:Science and technology history 645: 631: 617: 601: 587: 573: 559: 509: 1: 7077:5 Dynasties & 10 Kingdoms 6506:Worlds Together, Worlds Apart 6341:, Stanford University Press, 6152:"Astronomy Education Network" 6130:"Astronomy Education Network" 6081:China in the Early Bronze Age 5433:. Routledge. pp. 41–42. 5363:. In Keightley, David (ed.). 4812:Dates are those published by 4568: 3089: 3043: 2599: 1947:, a consort of the legendary 1858: 1843: 1804: 1789: 1065: 1024: 1000: 977: 953: 894: 269: 183: 80: 62: 6693:Dynasties in Chinese history 6390:, p. 14, archived from 6297:, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 6025:"Metropolitan Museum of Art" 5771:. Harvard University Press. 5703:. Harvard University Press. 4816:and Edward L. Shaughnessy's 4740: 4668:Historical capitals of China 3364:percussion instruments from 3162:Military of the Zhou dynasty 2191:off. According to historian 1814:, had military control over 6573:Chinese Musical Instruments 5931:Journal of World Prehistory 5077:Von Glahn, Richard (2016). 3942:List of Eastern Zhou kings 3536:List of Western Zhou kings 3093: 10th century BC 2552:List of Zhou dynasty states 2506:Zhou rulers introduced the 2486:The Zhou heartland was the 2183:), after being defeated by 2131:Two Kings, Three Reverences 497:(bottom) Chinese characters 8687: 6408:Kleeman, Terry F. (1998), 6243:; Waugh, Linda R. (eds.), 6154:(in Chinese). 24 June 2006 5944:10.1007/s10963-021-09161-9 5913:Krech & Steinicke 2011 5792:Deuchler, Martina (1992). 5595:. Routledge. p. 466. 5239:"Western Zhou Archaeology" 5140: 4614:in asterism "Right Wall", 3503: 3159: 3116:China's first projects of 2549: 2450:, the utopian communalist 2420:Hundred Schools of Thought 2337: 2202: 1927: 29: 7026: 6780: 6699: 6690: 6682: 6376:Khayutina, Maria (2003), 6132:(in Chinese). 4 July 2006 6079:Thorp, Robert L. 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E. (2011). 5456:Discourses of the States 5425:Cook, Constance (2015). 3471:Etiquette and Ceremonial 2401:Duke Wen of Eastern Zhou 2361:Spring and Autumn period 2356:Spring and Autumn Annals 1840:Spring and Autumn period 187: 1046–1043 BC 6551:Fong, Wen, ed. (1980), 6285:Ebrey, Patricia Buckley 6267:The Authentic Confucius 5119:Encyclopædia Britannica 4919:Encyclopædia Britannica 4683:Patriarchal clan system 4678:Ritual and music system 2428:Nine Schools of Thought 2298:demoted and exiled his 2187:, married his daughter 2046:ruled for generations. 1874:conquering all of China 6454:Shaughnessy, Edward L. 6388:Warring States Project 5999:Zhao, Dingxin (2015). 5415:quote: "晉伐驪戎,驪戎男女以驪姬。" 5296:Chiang, Po-Yi (2008). 5212:McCraw, David (2010). 4803:were also surnamed Ji. 4658:Ancient Chinese states 4575: 3373: 3347: 3332: 3324: 3187: 3096: 2671:system and bureaucracy 2619: 2591: 2561: 2503: 2468:School of the Military 2395:, who was killed when 2349: 2214: 1953:miraculously conceived 1786:royal dynasty of China 8564:Medieval great powers 5974:Poo, Mu-chou (2012). 5558:. Routledge. p.  4566: 3353: 3338: 3330: 3318: 3169: 3118:hydraulic engineering 3083: 2597: 2580: 2559: 2550:Further information: 2501: 2472:School of Naturalists 2454:, two strains of the 2369:Warring States period 2347: 2212: 2069:to favor the younger 1872:in 221 BC after 1855:Warring States period 1833:Edward L. Shaughnessy 1560:(mainland, 1912–1949) 307:• Deposition of 294:• Relocation to 143:Chinese folk religion 129:Common languages 32:Zhou (disambiguation) 8574:European colonialism 8559:Ancient great powers 6525:The Chinese Heritage 6197:Chinese Text Project 5825:: Brooks 1997:3 n.9. 5660:Tignor et al. (2013) 5641:Tignor et al. (2013) 5514:, pp. 310–311; 5221:Sino-Platonic Papers 5158:, "Annals of Zhou", 5135:, "Annals of Zhou", 4717:during the reign of 3474:compiled during the 3186:, 4th–3rd century BC 3124:, the Chancellor of 3039:class=notpageimage| 2476:imperial examination 2225:assisted his nephew 792:Baxter–Sagart (2014) 8646:Bronze Age in China 8569:Modern great powers 6658:Metals in Antiquity 6624:1987SciAm.256d.104S 6612:Scientific American 6528:, New York: Crown, 6439:, Stuttgart: Daehan 6237:Bodman, Nicholas C. 5106:Birth of Our People 4886:Chinese Archaeology 3943: 3537: 3482:The five orders of 3372:, dated 433 BC 2482:Culture and society 2456:School of Diplomacy 1793: 1046 BC 273: 1046 BC 147:Ancestor veneration 84: 1000 BC 68: –256 BC  66: 1046 BC 8651:Dynasties of China 6522:Wu, K. C. (1982), 6335:Hucker, Charles O. 6287:; Walthall, Anne; 6241:Van Coetsem, Frans 5898:Shaughnessy (1988) 5512:Shaughnessy (1999) 5184:Shaughnessy (1999) 4952:Baxter, William H. 4576: 4572: 900 BC 3941: 3869:857/853–842/828 BC 3535: 3378:Chinese philosophy 3374: 3358:, a set of bronze 3348: 3333: 3325: 3319:Plaque in nomadic 3188: 3142:Marquis Wen of Wei 3130:King Zhuang of Chu 3097: 3047: 500 BC 2695:子 "viscount", and 2677:five peerage ranks 2620: 2603: 316 BC 2592: 2562: 2504: 2434:as interpreted by 2350: 2215: 2119:King Zhou of Shang 2032:Hua–Yi distinction 1915:had also emerged. 1881:Chinese bronzeware 1851: 481 BC 1575:    1385:Five Dynasties and 1377:    1312:Southern dynasties 1240:    1139:Chu–Han Contention 485:"Zhou" in ancient 224:• 314–256 BC 212:• 770–720 BC 200:• 781–771 BC 101:(1046–771 BC) 8613: 8612: 8535: 8534: 8500:Polish–Lithuanian 7675:Gurjara-Pratihara 7119: 7118: 6709: 6708: 6700:Succeeded by 6667:978-1-841-71008-2 6649:978-0-824-82884-4 6603:978-0-521-85272-2 6582:978-1-880-46403-8 6564:978-0-870-99226-1 6515:978-0-393-92208-0 6497:978-0-521-47030-8 6368:978-9-004-22535-0 6277:978-0-743-24618-7 6254:978-9-004-06130-9 6090:978-0-8122-3910-2 6044:, pp. 25–47. 6029:www.metmuseum.org 6010:978-0-190-46361-8 5985:978-0-791-48370-1 5846:978-0-791-48179-0 5805:978-0-674-16089-7 5778:978-0-674-05607-7 5710:978-0-674-05607-7 5602:978-0-415-03535-4 5573:978-1-315-53231-8 5522:, pp. 32–33. 5486:978-9-813-29155-3 5440:978-1-317-47591-0 5344:Classic of Poetry 5282:978-1-139-45688-3 5269:Li, Feng (2006). 5252:978-0-521-47030-8 5088:978-1-139-34384-8 5032:978-0-520-07028-8 5001:978-1-107-53901-3 4974:978-0-199-94537-5 4795:scholar-official 4537: 4536: 3939: 3938: 3613:1042/1035–1006 BC 3172:Taerpo Horserider 3109:well-field system 2960:ACHAEMENID EMPIRE 2508:Mandate of Heaven 2494:Mandate of Heaven 2411:'s annexation of 2246:Mandate of Heaven 2231:rose in rebellion 1941:Chinese mythology 1765: 1764: 1722:Transport history 1648:Education history 1620: 1619: 1615: 1614: 1601:Republic of China 1583:People's Republic 1556:Republic of China 1535: 1534: 1484: 1483: 1479: 1478: 1364: 1363: 1297: 1296: 1292: 1291: 1228: 1227: 1131:(206 BC – 220 AD) 1061:Spring and Autumn 924:Liao civilization 815: 814: 807: 806: 685:Yale Romanization 626:Yale Romanization 547:Standard Mandarin 465: 464: 451: 450: 447: 446: 427: 426: 108:(771–510 BC; 16:(Redirected from 8678: 8416: 8081:Austro-Hungarian 7781:Chagatai Khanate 7146: 7139: 7132: 7123: 6784: 6751:Predynastic Zhou 6735: 6728: 6721: 6712: 6683:Preceded by 6680: 6670: 6652: 6634: 6606: 6585: 6567: 6538: 6518: 6500: 6482: 6449: 6440: 6431: 6430: 6428: 6404: 6403: 6402: 6396: 6372: 6351: 6330: 6307: 6289:Palais, James B. 6280: 6257: 6232: 6228:978-140-082994-1 6199: 6164: 6163: 6161: 6159: 6148: 6142: 6141: 6139: 6137: 6126: 6120: 6119: 6101: 6095: 6094: 6076: 6070: 6069: 6051: 6045: 6039: 6033: 6032: 6021: 6015: 6014: 5996: 5990: 5989: 5971: 5965: 5964: 5946: 5922: 5916: 5910: 5901: 5895: 5889: 5883: 5877: 5876: 5866: 5857: 5851: 5850: 5832: 5826: 5816: 5810: 5809: 5789: 5783: 5782: 5762: 5756: 5753: 5747: 5746: 5744: 5743: 5737: 5731:. 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5958: 5954: 5950: 5945: 5940: 5936: 5932: 5928: 5921: 5918: 5915:, p. 100 5914: 5909: 5907: 5903: 5899: 5894: 5891: 5888:, p. 14. 5887: 5882: 5879: 5874: 5870: 5863: 5856: 5853: 5848: 5842: 5838: 5831: 5828: 5824: 5820: 5815: 5812: 5807: 5801: 5797: 5796: 5788: 5785: 5780: 5774: 5770: 5769: 5761: 5758: 5752: 5749: 5738:on 2013-09-21 5734: 5727: 5720: 5717: 5712: 5706: 5702: 5701: 5693: 5690: 5685: 5683:0-872-20781-1 5679: 5675: 5668: 5665: 5661: 5656: 5654: 5652: 5650: 5646: 5642: 5637: 5634: 5629: 5627:1-139-45688-1 5623: 5619: 5612: 5609: 5604: 5598: 5594: 5590: 5583: 5580: 5575: 5569: 5565: 5561: 5557: 5556: 5548: 5546: 5544: 5540: 5537:, p. 37. 5536: 5535:Hucker (1978) 5531: 5529: 5525: 5521: 5520:Hucker (1978) 5517: 5513: 5508: 5505: 5502:, p. 43. 5501: 5496: 5493: 5488: 5482: 5478: 5474: 5473:Yang, Jianhua 5468: 5465: 5461: 5458: 5457: 5450: 5447: 5442: 5436: 5432: 5428: 5421: 5418: 5414: 5410: 5405: 5402: 5398: 5394: 5390: 5384: 5381: 5376: 5374:0-520-04229-8 5370: 5366: 5362: 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Wangcheng
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Chinese folk religion
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Heaven worship
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King Wu
King You
King Ping
King Nan
Chancellor
Battle of Muye
Gonghe Regency
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King Nan
Qin
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