What is the authoritative discourse on the history of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty?

There is a very good series of Chinese dynastic histories, which was published by the Shanghai People's Publishing House. Corresponding to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, there are two books, namely Gu Derong, Zhu Shunlong's "History of the Spring and Autumn Period" and Yang Kuan's "History of the Warring States".

The basic historical guiding ideology of these two books is still the mainstream, and it is better to understand and study this period of history more formally. The discussion of economic and social history is relatively good and worth seeing.

In addition, it should be possible to go down to the Chinese Academy of Mathematics Forum, and the book itself is not expensive, estimated to be between 30 and 50. There are also a lot of them sold in online bookstores.

The following table of contents is attached.

History of the Spring and Autumn Period - Table of Contents:

Prolegomenon. 1. The origin of the name "Spring and Autumn" and the beginning and end of the "History of the Spring and Autumn Period".

2. The main documents of the Spring and Autumn Period.

3. Collation of historical materials of the Spring and Autumn Period and research of the history of the Spring and Autumn Period.

4. Archaeological data of the Spring and Autumn Period.

5. The main characteristics of the Spring and Autumn Dynasties.

Chapter 1 The Socio-Historical Background Before and After the Beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Section 1 The Decline and Fall of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

1. The Great Partition of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Establishment of the Vassal States.

2. The transformation of the Western Zhou Dynasty from prosperity to decline.

3. The fall of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the eastward migration of King Ping.

Section 2 The decline of the royal family in the early Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

1. The situation in Gou'an after the Zhou royal family moved eastward.

2. The balanced situation of the vassal states at the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period.

3. Zheng Guo's crescendo and the rebellion of Ping Shuduan.

Fourth, Zheng Wei's contradictions, Weizhou's rebellion.

5. The dispute between Zheng and Song Wei and the rebellion of Song Huadu.

Sixth, Lu Zheng's negotiations, Lu Guo's internal changes.

Seventh, the battle of Zhou Zheng Xiangge, Zheng Zhuanggong's "little tyrant".

Eighth, the rebellion of Zhou Zi, Zheng Yu and the king.

Section 3: The Situation Before the Great Powers Compete for Hegemony.

Section 4: Internal Migration and Intrusion of Neighboring Ethnic Groups.

Chapter 2 The Reform of the Princes and the Struggle for Hegemony of the Great Powers.

Section 1 The Reform of Guan Zhong and Qi Huan's Hegemony.

Section 2 The Rise of Jin and Qin, and the Rivalry of Jin and Qin.

Section 3 The heyday of the state of Chu and the hegemony of the king of Chuzhuang.

Section 4 Jin and Chu have been holding each other for a long time, and the alliance of fighting soldiers has been realized.

Section 5 Jin and Chu declined one after another, and Wu Yue fought for hegemony one after another.

Chapter 3 The Social Economy of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Chapter 4 Territories and Local Organizations in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Chapter 5 The Political and Military Systems of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Chapter 6 Social Composition and Class Struggle in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Chapter 7 Thought, Culture, Art, Science and Technology in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Chapter 8 Etiquette and Customs in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Postscript to the chronology of events (770-453 BC).

The main ones are "Spring and Autumn Left Biography", "Warring States Policy", "Chinese", "Historical Records", and "Warring States Zonghengjia Book".

The Eastern Zhou Dynasty was founded in 770 BC and perished in 256 BC. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty was the period after the eastward migration of the Zhou Dynasty in China, the princes supported the original deposed prince Yijiu as the king, known as the King of Zhou Ping in history, and the capital Luoyi, and later generations were different from the Western Zhou Dynasty, calling this period "Eastern Zhou".

In the first half of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the princes competed for hegemony, which was called the "Spring and Autumn Period"; In the second half of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Tianzi existed in name only, and the princes fought against each other, which was called the "Warring States Period".

After King Ping moved eastward, his jurisdiction was greatly reduced, and he was a small country, and he was suspected of killing his father, so his prestige among the princes was not as good as before. According to the "Zuo Biography", there were more than 140 vassal states in the Spring and Autumn Period. In the face of mutual attacks and annexations among the princes, and the invasion of foreign tribes on the border, the king of Zhou could not bear the responsibility of co-master, and often had to ask some powerful princes for help.

In this case, the powerful princes assumed themselves to be the overlords, and the princes of the Central Plains united and defended themselves against the invasion of the four yis with the slogan of "respecting the king and destroying the people".

In the seventeenth year of King Xiang of Zhou (635 years ago), there was a "rebellion of the sub-belt", King Xiang could not be peaceful, and asked for help from Duke Wen of Jin, Duke Wen punished his uncle, and then got the inland of the river for Bo. In the twentieth year of King Xiang of Zhou (632 BC), King Xiang was forced by Duke Wen of Jin to practice the Tuhui Alliance in Heyang. During the reign of King Zhou, the country became weaker and weaker, and at the same time, there were endless internal strife, so that it was divided into the Eastern Zhou Kingdom and the Western Zhou Kingdom.

King Xun moved his capital to the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the eighth year of King Zhou (307 BC), Qin borrowed the road to attack Korea in two weeks, and the Zhou people did not dare to offend on both sides, and they were in a dilemma. The east and west weeks are located between the great powers, and instead of working together, they attack and kill each other.

In the fifty-ninth year of King Zhen (256 years ago), the Western Zhou Kingdom was destroyed by Qin, and in the same year, King Xun died of illness, Qin seized Jiuding, and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty fell. Seven years later, the Eastern Zhou Kingdom was also destroyed by Qin. A total of 25 kings were passed down in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, which lasted for 515 years, and this period was a period of transformation of China's social system, marked by the widespread use of iron tools.

Eastern Zhou (770 BC, 256 BC), a dynasty in Chinese history. After the fall of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the princes supported the deposed prince Yijiu as the king, known as King Ping of Zhou,[1] and moved east to Luoyi (now Luoyang, Henan), known as the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in history.

It was probably founded in the 7th and 8th centuries B.C.!

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The Western Zhou Dynasty set the capital of Haojing; The capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is Luoyi, in the east of Hojing.

During the Western Zhou Dynasty, although King Zhou Li and King Zhou You had 2 strange successives in the later period, at least Zhou Tianzi's prestige was always there, and he could command the world and be the co-master of the world; When King Zhou Ping moved eastward, Zheng Guo Xiaoba began, and the prestige of the Zhou Dynasty royal family was discredited, but the powerful among the vassal states stood up, with the slogan of "respecting the king and destroying the king", and the land that the Zhou royal family could control was only equivalent to the middle-class princes. When it entered the Warring States, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was divided into two and finally annexed by Qin.

Therefore, in general, the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty have different geographical scopes and great differences in the size of national political power, so the Zhou Dynasty itself is divided into two periods: the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

List and introduction of the "12 kings" of the Western Zhou Dynasty! (Why was the Zhou Dynasty divided into Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou?) )

Historians have a basis for dividing a dynasty, such as: Western Han Dynasty and Eastern Han Dynasty; The Western Jin Dynasty and the Eastern Jin Dynasty .......

Why is it divided like this? It's simple: move the capital.

The Western Zhou Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang from Haojing (Xi'an), and was known as the eastern capital Luoyang in history. The Western Zhou Dynasty moved its capital to Luoyang, the eastern capital, and called it the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

The Eastern Zhou Dynasty was divided into two stages, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which were characterized by the division and melee of the princes, the contention of a hundred schools of thought in thought, and the great turmoil and great changes.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period (770 BC and 221 BC), the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was destroyed by the Qin State in the late Warring States Period (256 BC), so the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were not completely included in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in terms of time. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Tianzi maintained the authority of the co-lord of the world. After King Ping moved eastward, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty began, and the Zhou Dynasty began to decline, only retaining the name of the co-lord of the world, but not the actual control ability.

Due to the different social and economic conditions of the countries of the Central Plains, a situation of competition for hegemony between major powers has emerged, and the merger and hegemony of various countries have contributed to the unification of various regions. Therefore, the great social upheaval in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty prepared the conditions for national unification.

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period lasted for more than 500 years, during which wars broke out one after another, and the situation was full of ups and downs. The battle between soldiers on the battlefield, the strategizing in the barracks, and the strategic confrontation on diplomatic occasions have left us with a large number of familiar historical allusions.

The historical stage of China's Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period: Whether it is a noble person or a down-and-out soldier, whether it is a famous family or a pawn, whether it is a gray-haired or immature child, as long as he has talent and ideas, he can be reused to show his talents. Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Guan Zhong, and Fan Ju are all from civilian backgrounds, the older ones are more Baili Xi, and the rare genius Ganluo worships the prime minister at the age of twelve.

The coexistence of reform and war for hegemony was a significant social situation in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It can be said that the emergence of every overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period is the result of reform, and the reason why the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period can occupy the land of China is also the result of continuous innovation. The reason is that hegemony wars need to be backed by politics and economy, and reform is a necessary means to rapidly increase the power of the vassal states.

From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, it was reform followed reform, war after war, in which the country became strong and prosperous, and in the war, China's strength was damaged. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, society developed and progressed under this situation.

The Eastern Zhou Dynasty was divided into two eras, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, by historians. Nowadays, the period from 770 BC to 476 BC is generally divided into the Spring and Autumn Period, and the social characteristics are characterized by the contention of a hundred schools of thought. During the Warring States Period, from 475 BC to 221 BC, when Qin unified China, it was characterized by wars in which various vassal states annexed each other.

It is called "Spring and Autumn". The Spring and Autumn Period was a period of rapid social and economic changes in Chinese history, the political situation was complicated, military struggles emerged one after another, and academic culture was colorful, and it was a transitional period when ancient Chinese civilization gradually changed into medieval civilization.

The Spring and Autumn Period is usually used to refer to the first half of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in China, that is, the period from 770 BC to 476 BC, known as the "Spring and Autumn Period". It is said that it is because the historians of the Lu State recorded the major events of various countries at that time by year, quarter, month and day, and recorded the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter in a year, and this chronicle was called "Spring and Autumn" in a nutshell.

The Spring and Autumn Period began in 770 BC (the first year of King Zhou Ping) the year when King Zhou Ping moved eastward to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and ended in 476 BC (the forty-fourth year of King Jing of Zhou), on the eve of the Warring States Period, a total of 295 years. One said that it ended in 453 BC, Han, Zhao, and Wei destroyed the Zhi clan, and the other said that it stopped in 403 BC, and the three families were divided.

It is said that the historian of the Lu State recorded the major events reported by various countries at that time by year, quarter, month, and day, and recorded the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter in a year, and briefly summarized this chronicle as "Spring and Autumn". Confucius compiled and revised the Spring and Autumn Period compiled by the historians of the Lu State and became one of the Confucian classics.

The Spring and Autumn Period records a total of 242 years of events from the first year of Lu Yin (722 BC) to the fourteenth year of Lu Ai (481 BC). Because the beginning and end of the historical facts recorded in it are roughly equivalent to an objective period of historical development, historians of all dynasties have taken the title of "Spring and Autumn" as the name of this historical period. For the sake of narrative convenience, the Spring and Autumn Period began in 770 BC (the first year of King Zhou Ping) and ended in 476 BC (the 44th year of King Jing of Zhou) on the eve of the Warring States Period, a total of 295 years.