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Zhou Feudal System

Type Object Region China Time c. -1046–-771

The Zhou feudal system was the Western Zhou practice of enfeoffing lords, binding the realm through kinship and patriarchal clan rules into a Son of …

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  1. c. -1046Haojing · ShaanxiAfter King Wu destroyed Shang, he enfeoffed same-surname lords in Guanzhong, the Heluo region and strategic locations according to patriarchal kinship and political needs, establishing the pattern of 'enfeoffed states as protective screens' and laying the foundation of the feudal system.
  2. c. -1000–-900The Zhou royal domain · ChinaUnder Kings Cheng and Kang, different-surname meritorious ministers and Shang remnants were further enfeoffed, perfecting systems of fiefs, tribute and military levy, with feudal hierarchy and ritual-music order tending toward stability.

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