CHIN 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: King Wen Of Zhou, Fengjian, Analects
Document Summary
The zhou ( ) conquest and ancient thought and traditions. Anywang excavated, royal tombs, and palace foundations discovered. Had names for the four lands that surrounded their domain; east ren , northwest. The zhou observe an astronomical event: the conjunction of the five planets in the sky in. 1059 bce and interpret this event as a sign of the mandate of heaven to conquer. The zhou duke wen (king wen/ ) declares himself the king. The zhou conquers the shang in 1045 bce under the next king, king wu ( ) King wu dies, then his brother, the duke of zhou ( ) comes to power and consolidates zhou territorial rule. Confirmed event of planetary conjunction in 1059 bce. The zhou dynasty - consists of 2 dynasties . Western zhou 1045-771 bce (capitals in the west, in the wei river valley) Eastern zhou 770-256 bce (capital moved eastward to luoyang) and subdivided into.
