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Regency of Gonghe

Type Event Region China Time -841–-828

From 841 to 828 BCE, after King Li of Zhou fled, the Duke of Zhou and the Duke of Shao jointly served as regents in what history calls the "Regency o…

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  1. -841Haojing · ShaanxiKing Li of Zhou, having monopolized profits and suppressed criticism, provoked a popular uprising and fled to Zhi; orders in the royal domain were interrupted, the lords stopped attending court, and the central royal authority fell into an unprecedented vacuum.
  2. -841–-828Haojing · ShaanxiThe Duke of Zhou (Duke of Bi) and the Duke of Shao (Duke Mu of Shao) served Prince Jing and jointly conducted the Regency of Gonghe, securing the Son of Heaven's position and maintaining Zhou ritual law and routine governance; known in history as "Gonghe" or the "Regency of Gonghe," lasting fourteen years.
  3. -828–-827Haojing · ShaanxiKing Li of Zhou died at Zhi, and Prince Jing acceded as King Xuan of Zhou; the Regency of Gonghe ended and royal authority nominally returned to the Zhou Son of Heaven, though the royal house's prestige was far diminished.

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