Zhou dynasty

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Chinese dynasty ancient state

The Zhou dynasty was an ancient Chinese dynasty that succeeded the Shang, introduced the concept of the Mandate of Heaven, and laid much of the cultural and political foundation for later Chinese civilization.

Aliases (2)

Western Zhou ×1
西周 ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinese dynasty → ancient state →
capital	Chengzhou → Haojing → Luoyi →
country	China →
culturalLegacy	basis of traditional Chinese political theory → codification of rites and music → development of Chinese bronze ritual vessels → early Chinese classical texts →
currency	cowrie shells → knife money → spade money →
endTime	256 BCE →
follows	Shang dynasty →
founder	King Wen of Zhou → King Wu of Zhou →
governmentForm	feudal monarchy →
hasPart	Eastern Zhou → Spring and Autumn period → Warring States period → Western Zhou →
introduced	Mandate of Heaven →
language	Old Chinese →
legalSystem	ritual-based order (li) →
namedAfter	Zhou clan →
notableEvent	Battle of Muye → Partition of Jin → Rebellion of the Three Guards → Tripod reforms →
notableFigure	Duke of Zhou → King Nan of Zhou → King Ping of Zhou → King Wen of Zhou → King Wu of Zhou → King Xian of Zhou → King You of Zhou →
philosophicalMovement	Confucianism → Daoism → Hundred Schools of Thought → Legalism → Mohism →
precedes	Qin dynasty →
religion	Chinese folk religion → ancestor worship → early Confucianism → early Daoism →
socialStructure	feudal hierarchy →
startTime	c. 1046 BCE →
territoryIncludes	North China Plain → Wei River valley → Yellow River valley →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Confucius →	countryOfCitizenship
Shang dynasty →	culturalInfluenceOn
Shang dynasty →	followedBy
Imperial China →	follows
Zhou dynasty ("Western Zhou") →	hasPart
Nishi Amane ("西周") →	nativeName
Warring States period →	partOf
Qin dynasty →	precededBy
Hubei Provincial Museum →	significantPeriodCovered