Eastern Zhou
The
Eastern Zhou; }} (256 BCE) is a period in
Chinese history comprising the latter half of the
Zhou dynasty, following the
Western Zhou era and the royal court's relocation eastward from
Fenghao to
Chengzhou (near present-day
Luoyang). The Eastern Zhou was characterised by the weakened authority of the Zhou royal house. It is subdivided into two parts: the
Spring and Autumn period (), during which the ancient aristocracy still held power in a large number of separate polities, and the
Warring States period (221 BCE), which saw the consolidation of territory and escalation of interstate warfare and administrative sophistication.
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