Zhou Explained
Zhou may refer to:
Chinese history
- Predynastic Zhou (Chinese: 周 or Chinese: 先周; –), the state in modern Shaanxi which established the Zhou dynasty
- Zhou dynasty (Chinese: 周朝; –256 BC), a dynasty of China controlling Shaanxi, the North China Plain, and its periphery
- Western Zhou (Chinese: 西周; –771 BC), ruling from present-day Xi'an
- Eastern Zhou (Chinese: 東周; 770–256 BC), overseeing numerous petty states from present-day Luoyang
- (Chinese: 周邑 or Chinese: 周国; –after 580 BC), located in Zhoucheng (present-day Fengxiang District), the fief granted to Duke of Zhou's younger son Duke Ping of Zhou and his descendants, lasting at least until 580 BC under Chu
- Western Zhou (state) (Chinese: 西周; 440–256 BC), one of the Warring States in modern western Henan
- Eastern Zhou (state) (Chinese: 東周; 367–249 BC), one of the Warring States in modern eastern Henan
- Northern Zhou (Chinese: 北周; 557–581), a Xianbei state ruling western China from present-day Xi'an during the Northern and Southern Dynasties
- Wu Zhou (Chinese: 武周; 690–705), a brief interregnum of the Tang dynasty, ruling from present-day Luoyang
- Later Zhou (Chinese: 後周; 951–960), briefly ruling most of northern China from Kaifeng during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
- Zhang Zhou (Chinese: 张周 or Chinese: 大周; 1354–1357), a state founded by Zhang Shicheng during the Red Turban Rebellion at the end of the Yuan dynasty
- Great Zhou (Chinese: 大周; 1678–1681), a state founded by Wu Sangui during the Qing dynasty
People
- King Zhou of Shang (Chinese: 商紂王; –1046 BC), the last king of the Shang dynasty
- Zhou (surname) (Chinese: 周), a common Chinese surname, also romanized as Chou
- Chen Yao, a DOTA player who goes by the screenname Zhou
Other uses
- Chinese Zhou-class nuclear submarine, a type of nuclear-powered vessel
- Zhou (administrative division) (Chinese: 州), a traditional East Asian administrative division
- Congee, various rice porridges known in Chinese as zhōu (Chinese: 粥)
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