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King Ping's Eastward Migration

Type Event Region China Time -770

In 770 BCE, after the Quanrong captured Haojing and killed King You of Zhou, King Ping moved the capital east to Luoyi (modern Luoyang) under Qin and…

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  1. -771Haojing · ShaanxiMarquis Shen allied with the Quanrong to storm Haojing; King You of Zhou was killed at Mount Li, the Western Zhou ancestral temples and altars destroyed in the flames, and Crown Prince Yijiu was at Marquis Shen's place.
  2. -770Shen · HenanThe feudal lords enthroned Crown Prince Yijiu as King Ping of Zhou. Duke Xiang of Qin and Marquis Wen of Jin guarded the king; to reward their services, King Ping granted Qin the lands west of Mount Qi, and Jin also received lands in Henei.
  3. -770Luoyi · HenanSeeing Haojing in ruins and Guanzhong occupied by the Quanrong, King Ping moved the capital east to Luoyi, making Luo the capital of Eastern Zhou; history calls it 'King Ping's eastward migration,' ending Western Zhou and beginning Eastern Zhou.

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