Later Zhou

Zhou
951–960
Later Zhou territory
Later Zhou territory
CapitalKaifeng
Common languagesMiddle Chinese
Religion
Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Chinese folk religion
GovernmentMonarchy
Emperor 
• 951–954
Emperor Taizu
• 954–959
Emperor Shizong
• 959–960
Emperor Gong
Historical eraFive Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
• Dynasty established
13 February 951
• Formal abdication
3 February 960
CurrencyChinese cash, Chinese coin, copper coins etc.
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Later Han
Northern Song
Today part ofChina

Zhou, known as the Later Zhou (//;[1] simplified Chinese: 后周; traditional Chinese: 後周; pinyin: Hòu Zhōu) in historiography, was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty and the last of the Five Dynasties that controlled most of northern China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Founded by Guo Wei (Emperor Taizu), it was preceded by the Later Han dynasty and succeeded by the Northern Song dynasty.