The Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 BC-256 BC) was a dynasty in the history of China. After the demise of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the vassal states established the formerly abandoned Prince Yijiu as the king, known as Zhou Pingwang in history and Luoyi in history (now Luoyang, Henan).
The first half of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was called the Spring and Autumn Period. In 453 BC, after the Han, Zhao and Wei clans joined hands to destroy the branch, the three clans were divided into Jin and the princes conquered each other, which was called the Warring States.
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In the seventeenth year of King Xiang of Zhou (635 BC), there was a riot. King Xiang of Zhou couldn't make peace, so he asked for help, and Wen Gong unified his uncle, so he got the land of Hanoi for Bo. In the twentieth year of King Xiang of Zhou (632 BC), King Xiang was forced by Jin Wengong to establish a land alliance in Heyang. When Zhou Nanwang was in power, the country became weaker and weaker and split into the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty.
In the eighth year of Zhou Nanwang (the first 307 years), the State of Qin attacked South Korea through the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and neither side of the Zhou people dared to offend, so they were in a dilemma. The imperial city of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was located among the great powers, so they could not fight together, but attacked and killed each other. In the fifty-ninth year of Zhou Nanwang (256 BC), the Western Zhou Dynasty was destroyed by the State of Qin, and Zhou Nanwang died in the same year.
Seven years later, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was also destroyed by Qin, and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty perished. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty * * * spread to the 25th King for 5 15 years. This period is a period of social system transformation in China, marked by the extensive use of iron.
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