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.
After Zhou Pingwang moved eastward, its jurisdiction was greatly reduced and it became a small country, with more than 140 vassal states in the Spring and Autumn Period. In the face of mutual attacks and mergers between princes, the son of heaven could not bear the responsibility of the Lord, and often turned to some powerful princes for help. In this case, the powerful vassal will pretend to be the overlord, and the vassal of the Central Plains will "respect the king and reject the foreign countries" and unite for self-defense.
In the seventeenth year of King Xiang of Zhou (635 BC), there was chaos once. 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. Cities in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty were 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. In the same year, Zhou Nanwang died of illness and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty perished. Seven years later, the State of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was also destroyed by the State of Qin. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty * * * spread to 25 kings, which lasted 5 15 years.
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Historical events in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty:
1, three ethnic groups divided into Jin.
Since Jin Wengong served as commander-in-chief of the three armed forces in 633 BC, Liu Qing has been in control of the military and political power of the State of Jin. When I first arrived, there was a conflict between Han, Zhao, Wei, Zhi, Fan and the Bank of China.
Later, after Zhao destroyed Fan and Bank of China, in 453 BC, he joined forces with Han and Wei to destroy Zhi, and the official position of the State of Jin existed in name only. In 403 BC, King Wei Lie of Zhou made Han Qian, Evonne and Wei Si princes. By 376 BC,, and Zhao carved up the State of Jin.
"Three schools divided into Jin" became the dividing point of China in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Jin, one of the five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period, perished, and Han, Zhao and Wei San, among the Seven Heroes in the Warring States Period, were born in China, which opened the prelude to the merger of the Seven Heroes in the Warring States Period.
2. Reform in Li Kui
Li Kui's political reform refers to the political reform in which Li Kui was appointed as prime minister when Wei Wenhou of Wei was in power during the Warring States Period. Politically, Li Kui advocated abolishing hereditary aristocratic privileges, selecting and appointing talents and strictly rewarding and punishing them. Economically, the method of making full use of soil and leveling land is mainly implemented.
It greatly promoted the development of Wei's agricultural production and made Wei rich and strong. In order to further carry out the reform, consolidate the reform results, collect the criminal codes of various countries, write a book "Legal Classics", affirm and protect the reform in the form of law, and fix the feudal legal rights.
Wei's political reform was the beginning of China's political reform, which had a far-reaching influence in the history of China. At that time, it was a great shock to other countries, which triggered the first vigorous national reform in China's history and paved the way for the transition from slavery to feudalism. Later, the famous Shang Yang political reform and Wuqi political reform were influenced by Li Kui's political reform.
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