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Eastern Zhou royal capital Luoyang

Type Object Region China Time c. -770–1

After King Ping of Zhou moved east in 770 BCE, Luoyang (Luoyi, Wangcheng) became the Eastern Zhou royal capital, nominal center of Zhou ritual order …

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  1. c. -770–-700Wangcheng at Luoyi · HenanKing Ping of Zhou, escorted by the Marquis of Shen and Duke Xiang of Qin, moved east to Luoyi, making Luoyang the Eastern Zhou capital; the Zhou royal house's power contracted, but the nominal patriarchal order still sustained the feudal system.
  2. c. -700–-453Chengzhou · HenanWith Wangcheng and Chengzhou standing as twin cities, Luoyang became the nominal center for feudal audiences, alliances, and calls to arms, witnessing the political stage where hegemons like Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin honored the king and repelled the barbarians.
  3. c. -453–1Luoyang · HenanIn the Warring States period the Zhou royal house existed in name only; after Qin destroyed Eastern Zhou it established Sanchuan Commandery. In the early Han, Liu Bang once made Luoyang his capital; Luoyang as the center of the realm still carried political symbolism, and the era of the Eastern Zhou royal capital thus came to an end.

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