During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the Central Plains region has entered the prosperous period of the Bronze Age, while some surrounding areas are still relatively backward. Therefore, driven by wealth and interests, the wars between Zhou people and other ethnic groups have been almost constant. Jianghan basin is the base of barbarians.
In Wang Xuan's later years, the decline of the Zhou Dynasty reappeared. Wang Xuan interfered with the succession of the throne of Lu, forced Lu Xiaogong to stand, and caused dissension among princes. In thirty-six years, the conquest of Dijon and Bunyan was defeated. In thirty-nine years, the war with the branch of Xirong Bie family in thousands of acres of land was disastrous.
78 1 years ago, Zhou Youwang succeeded to the throne, and he appointed a profit-making father, Shiguo, to be in power. Political corruption aroused the resentment of Chinese people. Three years (779 BC) failed to cut the Sixth Army; At the same time, natural disasters were frequent, and the internal and external affairs of the Zhou Dynasty were difficult. Wang You, who loves you and praises you, abolished the daughter of Shen Hou and Prince Yijiu, made her a favorite beauty, and her son Fu Bo (a dish) became a prince.
Yijiu fled to Shen, and Yijiu's mother was the daughter of Shen Hou. Shen Hou joined forces with Gou Guo and Xi Gou to attack You Wang. He killed the king at the foot of Mount Li, and Quan Rong took the opportunity to plunder a lot of treasures. The Western Zhou Dynasty is over. With the help of governors, Yi Jiu ascended the throne, took Wang Ping as the land, and moved to Luoyi the following year. Since then, history has entered the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Before 77 1, the Western Zhou Dynasty perished.
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During the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-77 1), Zhou was an ancient tribe in Guanzhong, and its ancestors abandoned their names and planted them. During the period of Yao and Shun, it was named "Hou Ji" and was named Taitai (now Wugong County and Yangling District of Shaanxi Province). Gong Liu moved from Tai (now between Binxian and Xunyi counties) to Gugongfu, and moved again (now at the junction of Fufeng and Qishan counties) under the sun of Qishan.
Zhou people built cities, ruled fields, set officials and built the army here, and became a powerful vassal state in the middle reaches of Weihe River in the late Shang Dynasty.
Ji Chang (King Wen) moved the capital to Feng (now Mawang Village, Chang 'an District). Ji Chang died and his son Ji Fa succeeded him. He built Haojing (now Doumen Town, Fengdong New District) on the east bank of Fenghe River and wrote about Wang Xuye. BC 1046, after the Battle of Makino, the Shang Dynasty perished, which was called the Western Zhou Dynasty in history.
After Wang You's death, there were Shen Hou, Lu Hou and Xu Wengong. * * * made the original prince suitable for Shen, and Guo Gonghan made another prince as a partner to form two kings. Appropriate mortar to avoid Dijon, moved to Luoyi, is for Zhou Pingwang. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty was established. Chen Yu was killed by Emperor Wen of Jin in the 11th year of Wang Ping (760 BC).
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