Eastern Zhou

For a state during the Warring States period, see Eastern Zhou (state).
"Dong Zhou" redirects here. For the warlord during the last years of the Han dynasty, see Dong Zhuo.
Zhou territory during the Eastern Zhou
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The Eastern Zhou[a] (c. 771 – 256 BCE) is a period in Chinese history comprising the latter half of the Zhou dynasty, following the Zhou royal court's relocation eastward to Chengzhou, near present-day Luoyang. The Eastern Zhou was characterised by the weakened authority of the Zhou royal house. It is subdivided into two parts: the Spring and Autumn period (c. 771 – c. 481 BCE), during which the ancient aristocracy still held power in a large number of separate polities, and the Warring States period (c. 481 – 221 BCE), which saw the consolidation of territory and escalation of interstate warfare and administrative sophistication.

  1. ^ "Zhou". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
  2. ^ "...Eastern Zhou period (770 BCE–256 BCE)" Early China - A Social and Cultural History, p. 10. Cambridge University Press.


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