{"slug": "zhou-dynasty", "label": "Zhou dynasty", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_dynasty", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35216", "qid": "Q35216", "description": "dynasty of Ancient Chinese kings (王) lasting from c. 1046 to 256 BC", "entries": 55, "years": 53, "span": [-946, -188], "span_label": ["947 BCE", "189 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 29}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 18}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 5}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "china", "label": "China", "shared": 32}, {"slug": "qin-state", "label": "Qin (state)", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "wu-state", "label": "Wu (state)", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "warring-states-period", "label": "Warring States period", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "jin-chinese-state", "label": "Jin (Chinese state)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "yan-state", "label": "Yan (state)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "hubei", "label": "Hubei", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "chu-state", "label": "Chu (state)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "state-of-wei", "label": "State of Wei", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "state-of-qi", "label": "State of Qi", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "luoyang", "label": "Luoyang", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "state-of-qin", "label": "State of Qin", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -946, "year_label": "947 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "947 BC— Zhou mo wang, King of the Zhou dynasty of China.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353805117#Deaths", "title": "940s BC", "revid": 1353805117, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -934, "year_label": "935 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "935 BC—Zhou gong wang, king of the Zhou dynasty of China.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368386118#Deaths", "title": "930s BC", "revid": 1368386118, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -878, "year_label": "879 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "879 BC: Death of King Yi of Zhou, king of the Zhou dynasty of China.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367149760#870s_BC", "title": "9th century BC", "revid": 1367149760, "section": "Events › 870s BC"}}, {"year": -781, "year_label": "782 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "782 BC—Death of King Xuan of Zhou, king of the Zhou dynasty of China.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1284850077#Events_and_trends", "title": "780s BC", "revid": 1284850077, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -780, "year_label": "781 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "781 BC—King You of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1284850077#Events_and_trends", "title": "780s BC", "revid": 1284850077, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -721, "year_label": "722 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "722 BC: Spring and Autumn period of China's history begins as King Ping of Zhou of the Zhou dynasty reigns in name only.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363514202#720s_BC", "title": "8th century BC", "revid": 1363514202, "section": "Events › 720s BC"}}, {"year": -719, "year_label": "720 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "720 BC—Death of King Ping of the Zhou dynasty of China.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357668239#Significant_people", "title": "720s BC", "revid": 1357668239, "section": "Significant people"}}, {"year": -718, "year_label": "719 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "719 BC—Zhou Huan Wang of the Zhou dynasty becomes ruler of China.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368385620#Events_and_trends", "title": "710s BC", "revid": 1368385620, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -693, "year_label": "694 BCE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "694 BC—Duke Hei Jian(黒肩) of Zhou killed King Zhuang of Zhou and plotted to help Prince Ke(克) assume the throne. Xin Bo(辛伯) reported it to King Zhuang, and killed Duke Hei Jian. 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It is now preserved at the Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354173211#Art", "title": "433 BC", "revid": 1354173211, "section": "Events › By topic › Art"}}, {"year": -431, "year_label": "432 BCE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "The Chinese Marquis Yi of Zeng is buried (approximate date) with lavish tomb items including a 65 set of bronze bells (bianzhong) with five octave musical scale and two musical tones that can be produced by each bell. Marquis Yi was from the State of Chu during the Warring States phase of the Zhou dynasty.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330384213#China", "title": "432 BC", "revid": 1330384213, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -425, "year_label": "426 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Zhou kao wang, king of the Zhou dynasty of China", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354172947#Deaths", "title": "426 BC", "revid": 1354172947, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -424, "year_label": "425 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Zhou wei lie wang becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1242238622#China", "title": "425 BC", "revid": 1242238622, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -401, "year_label": "402 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Zhou wei lie wang, king of the Zhou dynasty of China", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1274690806#Deaths", "title": "402 BC", "revid": 1274690806, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -400, "year_label": "401 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Zhou an wang becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1242237123#China", "title": "401 BC", "revid": 1242237123, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -384, "year_label": "385 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Chuzi II, Chinese ruler of the Zhou Dynasty (approximate date)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1248865885#Deaths", "title": "385 BC", "revid": 1248865885, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -375, "year_label": "376 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Zhou An Wang, king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1305121209#Deaths", "title": "376 BC", "revid": 1305121209, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -374, "year_label": "375 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Zhou Lie Wang becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1242240743#China", "title": "375 BC", "revid": 1242240743, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -368, "year_label": "369 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Zhou Lie Wang, king of the Zhou dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1256893468#Deaths", "title": "369 BC", "revid": 1256893468, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -367, "year_label": "368 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Zhou Xian Wang becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1242240969#China", "title": "368 BC", "revid": 1242240969, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -361, "year_label": "362 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Duke Xian of Qin, ruler of the Zhou dynasty state of Qin", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367114722#Deaths", "title": "362 BC", "revid": 1367114722, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -333, "year_label": "334 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The rulers of Wei and Qi agree to recognize each other as kings, formalizing the independence of the Warring States and the powerlessness of the Zhou dynasty.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1356615565#China", "title": "334 BC", "revid": 1356615565, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -324, "year_label": "325 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Going against his loyalty to the figurehead monarch of the Zhou dynasty, the Qin ruler, Duke Huiwen, takes on the title of King Huiwen, claiming royal title and sparking a trend amongst other Warring States rulers to do the same.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372590647#China", "title": "325 BC", "revid": 1372590647, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -314, "year_label": "315 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Zhou Shen Jing Wang, king of the Zhou dynasty of China", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367539376#Deaths", "title": "315 BC", "revid": 1367539376, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -313, "year_label": "314 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Zhou Nan Wang becomes King of the Zhou dynasty of China.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1242240408#China", "title": "314 BC", "revid": 1242240408, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -255, "year_label": "256 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Luoyang falls without much resistance to the armies of the Qin, ending the reign of the emperor Zhou Nan Wang. 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