Concept
Zhou dynasty
Overview
dynasty of Ancient Chinese kings (王) lasting from c. 1046 to 256 BC
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Seven or eight li to the west of the city there is what is called the King's new monastery, the building of which took eighty years, and extended over three reigns. It may be two hundred and fifty cubits in height, rich in elegant carving and inlaid work, covered above with gold and silver, and finished throughout with a combination of all the precious substances.
Confucius, Chinese literature
States what Zhou dynasty is; the author is tied to Zhou dynasty in the knowledge graph.
Tsz-chang asked if it were possible to forecast the state of the country ten generations hence. The Master replied in this manner: "The Yin dynasty adopted the rules and manners of the Hia line of kings, and it is possible to tell whether it retrograded or advanced. The Chow line has followed the Yin, adopting its ways, and whether there has been deterioration or improvement may also be determined.
Confucius, The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches
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The Reigns of _Psammitichus_, _Nechus_, _Psammis_, _Apries_, _Amasis_, and _Psammenitus_, set down by _Herodotus_, amount unto 146½ years: and so many years there were from the 78th year of _Nabonassar_, in which the dominion of the _Ethiopians_ over _Egypt_ came to an end, unto the 224th year of _Nabonassar_, in which _Cambyses_ invaded _Egypt_, and put an end to that Kingdom: which is an argument that _Herodotus_…
Isaac Newton, The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended
Close in meaning to Zhou dynasty; the term itself is not named.
Philosophers who discussed Zhou dynasty
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Opposing perspectives
Place in the tradition
Part of Ancient history.