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| | Zhou (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | The imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism. |
 | | In 771 BC, after King You had replaced his queen with a concubine Baosi, he was then sacked by the joint force of the queen's father, who was the powerful Marquess of Shen, and the barbarians. |
 | | The first, from 722 to 481 BC, is called the Spring and Autumn Period, after a famous historical chronicle of the time; the second is known as the Warring States Period (403 BC-221 BC). |
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