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Chou dynasty   /tʃu dˈaɪnəsti/   Listen
Chou dynasty

noun
1.
The imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism.  Synonyms: Chou, Chow, Chow dynasty, Zhou, Zhou dynasty.





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... Dynasty.—This period, which preceded the classical Chou dynasty, is made to extend from 1766 to 1122 B.C. We must now be prepared to see an energetic or virtuous ruler at the head of a dynasty and either a cruel tyrant or a contemptible weakling at the end of it. It seems natural that ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 - "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" • Various


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