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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Collection of facts about the Zhou dynasty

This post is a collection of facts about the Zhou dynasty (c. 1046 - 256 BC). There are 9 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Based in the North China Plain
• Introduced the Mandate of Heaven
• Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism established
• Western Zhou period (c. 1046 - 771 BC)
• Fought Shang dynasty in Battle of Muye (c. 1046 BC)
• Eastern Zhou period (771 BC - 256 BC)
• Spring and Autumn period (c. 771 - 481 BC)
• Warring States period (c. 475 - 221 BC)
• Conquered by Qin dynasty (256 BC)