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| | Zhou Dynasty Summary |
 | | 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism [syn: Zhou, Chou, Chou dynasty, Chow, Chow dynasty] |
 | | In 771 BC, after King You had replaced his queen with a concubine Baosi, the capital was sacked by the joint force of the queen's father, who was the powerful Marquess of Shen, and a nomadic tribe. |
 | | The first, from 722 to 481 BC, is called the Spring and Autumn Period, after a famous historical chronicle of the time; the second, which extends slightly past the 256 BC end date of the Eastern Zhou, is known as the Warring States Period (480 to 221 BC). |
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