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Zhou may refer to:
Predynastic Zhou (周 or 先周 ;
c. 1150 –
c. 1046 BC ), the state in modern Shaanxi which established the Zhou dynasty
Zhou dynasty (周朝 ;
c. 1046 –256 BC), a dynasty of China controlling Shaanxi, the North China Plain, and its periphery
Western Zhou (西周 ;
c. 1046 –771 BC), ruling from present-day Xi'an
Eastern Zhou (東周 ; 770–256 BC), overseeing numerous petty states from present-day Luoyang
Western Zhou (state) (西周 ; 440–256 BC), one of the Warring States in modern western Henan
Eastern Zhou (state) (東周 ; 367–249 BC), one of the Warring States in modern eastern Henan
Northern Zhou (北周 ; 557–581), a Xianbei state ruling western China from present-day Xi'an during the Northern and Southern Dynasties
Wu Zhou (武周 ; 690–705), a brief interregnum of the Tang dynasty, ruling from present-day Luoyang
Later Zhou (後周 ; 951–960), briefly ruling most of northern China from Kaifeng during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
Zhang Zhou (张周 or 大周 ; 1354–1357), a state founded by Zhang Shicheng during the Red Turban Rebellion at the end of the Yuan dynasty
Great Zhou (大周 ; 1678–1681), a state founded by Wu Sangui during the Qing dynasty
King Zhou of Shang (商紂王 ;
c. 1105 –1046 BC), the last king of the Shang dynasty
Zhou (surname) (周 ), a common Chinese surname, also romanized as Chou
Chen Yao , a DOTA player who goes by the screenname Zhou
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