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Zhou Dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1050 words) |
 | In the Chinese historical tradition, the rulers of the Zhou displaced the Shang and legitimized their rule by invoking the Mandate of Heaven, the notion that the ruler (the "Son of Heaven") governed by divine right (granted by the Supreme God of Heaven) but that his dethronement would prove that he had lost the mandate. |
| In the West, the Zhou period is often described as feudal because the Zhou's early rule invites comparison with medieval rule in Europe. |
| The Warring States Period extends slightly past the 256 BC end date of the Eastern Zhou; this discrepancy is due to the fact that the last Zhou king's reign ended in 256, 35 years before the beginning of the Qin dynasty which ended the Warring States period. |
| Ming Empire 1368-1644 by Sanderson Beck (23715 words) |
| Wang passed the second degree exams when he was 21; but he tried twice and failed to attain the highest degree before he ranked second in the exams of 1499. |
| She chides Zhou for being a cold-hearted scholar, because he did not come to see her; but she is so moved by the love poem he wrote to her that she puts it in her fragrant bag, singing she will treasure it more than her life. |
| Wang Shang's wife is captured by the invading northern Jin army; but she cuts off her hair and threatens suicide to escape the desires of the rebel Zhang Anguo. |
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