Realm · 1000–751 BCE

Zhou Dynasty

Zhou Dynasty appears on the map from 1000 BCE to 751 BCE. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1000 BCE, it covered about 699,623 km².

One of the realms of Zhou dynasty. The Zhou, a people from the Wei valley in the west, overthrew the Shang around 1046 BCE. They justified the conquest with the idea of the Mandate of Heaven: Heaven granted the right to rule to a virtuous dynasty and withdrew it from a corrupt one.

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On the map

1000–751 BCE

Greatest extent

1000 BCE, about 699,623 km²

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Wikipedia: Zhou dynasty · Wikidata Q35216