Throughout China's history, it has experienced the change of dozens of dynasties of all sizes, short years, decades, and the famous dynasties are only two or three hundred years, except for the Zhou Dynasty, which is an exception, so it is the longest dynasty in Chinese history.
Founded in 1046 BC and destroyed in 256 BC, the Zhou Dynasty lasted for 37 generations of Tianzi and ruled China for 791 years, which is unique in Chinese history. The Zhou Dynasty was a slave state after the Shang Dynasty, which can be divided into two important periods: "Western Zhou" and "Eastern Zhou", and Eastern Zhou was divided into two historical stages: "Spring and Autumn" and "Warring States".
Western Zhou was founded by Ji Fa, the King of Zhou Wu, after destroying The Shang Dynasty. After The death of King Wu, his son King Cheng of Zhou ascended the throne, and Zhou Gongdan was in charge of overseeing the state. After King Cheng of Zhou ascended the throne, there was a rebellion by Wu Geng (Prince Of Sui), and after this rebellion was put down, King Cheng of Zhou rewarded the princes with meritorious service. King Cheng of Zhou was followed by King Kang of Zhou, who was one of the most capable kings in history, and under his rule, the social economy of the Zhou Dynasty developed by leaps and bounds, and the era of the reign of the two generations of kings of King Cheng and King Kang was called "Cheng Kang Prosperous Era" in history. King Kang's son, King Zhou Zhao, did not inherit the great cause of his ancestors, and he sat on the achievements of his fathers to enjoy himself, causing the national strength of the Zhou Dynasty to begin to decline. King Zhou Zhao was followed by Zhou Mugong, the longest reigning king of the Zhou Dynasty, who reigned for 55 years, because he occupied the position of emperor for a long time, so he greatly reduced the reign of his son King Zhou Gong, who reigned less than half of his father, only 23 years. The next is king Yi of Zhou, king xiao of Zhou, king of Zhou Yi, king of Zhou Zhao (Zhou Dinggong and Zhao Mugong), King Xuan of Zhou, and King You of Zhou ruling. In 771 BC, Inuyasha killed The Youwang, and Western Zhou withdrew from the stage of history.
The following year, in 770 BC, King Xuanusu, the son of King You of Zhou, was proclaimed king of Luoyi, historically known as Eastern Zhou. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty experienced 25 generations of Tianzi in succession, during which the zhou dynasty's political rule was declining. The local princes gradually became more and more powerful, and they waged wars for their own interests for many years, causing serious damage to the lives and economies of the people at that time. However, during this period, Chinese cultural thought developed unprecedentedly, and a gratifying situation of "a hundred schools of thought contending" appeared.
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