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The Kings of Western Zhou - Online Term Paper

The Kings of Western Zhou

The kings of Western Zhou ruled from a small part of northwest China (present-day Shaanxi province) from 1045 BC. Their rule was long revered as a Chinese ‘golden age’ but in 771, overcome by dissension and subject to hostile intrusion, they were forced to forsake their original homeland and settle further east, establishing their centre at the city now known as Luoyang. Although the kings of Zhou actually survived until 256 BC, their territory and powers was severely curtailed through the rise of a number of independent leaders who could control large areas of land and style themselves with titles. As early as 777 BC, one of these leaders from Qin who, like the Zhou, came from the ...

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superior to their own; and it reflected the steady growth of their powers. For Qin, this process of expansion reached its culmination after 250 BC, notably in the reign of Ying Zheng ...

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Added: 3/8/2013 03:33:28 AM
Submitted By: Exclusiveone92
Category: Asian Studies
Type: Free Paper
Words: 238
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