Zhou may refer to:

Chinese history

King Zhou of Shang King Zhou (; ) was the pejorative posthumous name given to Di Xin of Shang () or King Shou of Shang (), the last king of the Shang dynasty of ancient China. He is also called Zhou Xin (). In Chinese, his name Zhòu (wikt:紂, 紂) also refers to a ...

() (1105 BC–1046 BC), the last king of the Shang dynasty *

Predynastic Zhou The Predynastic Zhou or Proto-Zhou (; ) refers to the state of Zhou that existed in the Guanzhong region of modern Shaanxi province during the Shang dynasty of ancient China, before its conquest of Shang in 1046/45 BC which led to the establishmen ...

(), 11th-century BC precursor to the Zhou dynasty *

Zhou dynasty The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by th ...

() (1046 BC–256 BC), a dynasty of China **

Western Zhou The Western Zhou ( zh, c=, p=Xīzhōu; c. 1045 BC – 771 BC) was a royal dynasty of China and the first half of the Zhou dynasty. It began when King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang dynasty at the Battle of Muye and ended when the Quanrong noma ...

() (1046 BC–771 BC) **

Eastern Zhou The Eastern Zhou (; zh, c=, p=Dōngzhōu, w=Tung1-chou1, t= ; 771–256 BC) was a royal dynasty of China and the second half of the Zhou dynasty. It was divided into two periods: the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States. History In 770 ...

() (770 BC–256 BC) *

Western Zhou (state) Western Zhou () was an ancient Chinese state during the Warring States period. Its capital was Wangcheng (Zhou dynasty), Henan (河南), located just west of present-day Luoyang, a prefecture-level city in Henan Province. Duchy of Western Zhou w ...

() (440 BC–256 BC) *

Eastern Zhou (state) Eastern Zhou () was an ancient Chinese state during the Warring States period. Its capital was Gong (鞏), located just southwest of present-day Gongyi, a county-level city in Zhengzhou of Henan Province. Duke Hui of Western Zhou (西周惠公) ...

() (367 BC–249 BC) *

Northern Zhou Zhou (), known in historiography as the Northern Zhou (), was a Xianbei-led dynasty of China that lasted from 557 to 581. One of the Northern dynasties of China's Northern and Southern dynasties period, it succeeded the Western Wei dynasty and ...

() (557–581), one of the Northern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties period *

Wu Zhou Wu may refer to: States and regions on modern China's territory *Wu (state) (; och, *, italic=yes, links=no), a kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period 771–476 BCE ** Suzhou or Wu (), its eponymous capital ** Wu County (), a former county i ...

() (690–705), an imperial dynasty established by Wu Zetian *

Later Zhou Zhou, known as the Later Zhou (; ) 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 (E ...

() (951–960), the last of the Five dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period *

Zhou (Zhang Shicheng's kingdom) Zhang Shicheng (; 1321－1367), born Zhang Jiusi (), was one of the leaders of the Red Turban Rebellion in the late Yuan dynasty of China. Later, he established the ''Da Zhou'' (大周) kingdom with reigning name "Tianyou" (). Early life Zhang S ...

() (1354–1367), a state founded by Zhang Shicheng during the Red Turban Rebellion *

Zhou (Qing period state) Zhou may refer to: Chinese history * King Zhou of Shang () (1105 BC–1046 BC), the last king of the Shang dynasty * Predynastic Zhou (), 11th-century BC precursor to the Zhou dynasty * Zhou dynasty () (1046 BC–256 BC), a dynasty of China ** West ...

() (1678–1681), a state founded by

Wu Sangui Wu Sangui (; 8 June 1612 – 2 October 1678), courtesy name Changbai () or Changbo (), was a notorious Ming Dynasty military officer who played a key role in the fall of the Ming dynasty and the founding of the Qing dynasty in China. In Chinese ...

during the Qing dynasty

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Zhou (surname) Zhōu () is a Chinese-language surname. In places which use the Wade–Giles romanization such as Taiwan, Zhou is usually spelled as "Chou" (ㄓㄡ), and it may also be spelled as "Chiau", "Chau", " Chao", "Chew", " Chow", "Chiu", "Cho", "Chu", " ...

(), Chinese surname *

Zhou (country subdivision) ''Zhou'' () were historical administrative and political divisions of China. Formally established during the Han dynasty, ''zhou'' existed continuously in 1912—a period of over 2000 years. ''Zhou'' were also previously used in Korea (, '' ...

(), a political/administrative division of China *

Congee Congee or conjee ( ) is a type of rice porridge or gruel eaten in Asian countries. It can be eaten plain, where it is typically served with side dishes, or it can be served with ingredients such as meat, fish, seasonings and flavourings, most o ...

(), a type of porridge *

Zhou (Dota) Chen Yao (), also known as Zhou, is a retired Chinese professional ''Defense of the Ancients'' (DotA) and ''Dota 2'' player who won The International 2 as the team captain. His Id appeared in the loading screen of Defense of the Ancients 7 times ...

is a Dota/Dota2 player who won The International 2012 as team captain.

Chinese history

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