Overview
Zhou, known as the Later Zhou (; simplified Chinese: 后周; traditional Chinese: 後周; pinyin: Hòu Zhōu) in historiography, was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty and the last of the Five Dynasties that controlled most of northern China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Founded by Guo Wei (Emperor Taizu), it was preceded by the Later Han dynasty and succeeded by the Northern Song dynasty.
Historical Periods
Later Zhou (-750–-451)
750 BCE – 451 BCE
Capital: KaifengArea: 9,656 km²
Later Zhou (-450–-405)
450 BCE – 405 BCE
Capital: KaifengArea: 5,476 km²
Later Zhou (-404–-367)
404 BCE – 367 BCE
Capital: KaifengArea: 5,827 km²
Later Zhou (-366–-351)
366 BCE – 351 BCE
Capital: KaifengArea: 5,603 km²
Later Zhou (-350–-257)
350 BCE – 257 BCE
Capital: KaifengArea: 3,966 km²
Later Zhou (960–960)
960 CE – 960 CE
Capital: KaifengArea: 902,212 km²