Northern Zhou
Xianbei-led dynasty of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Bei Zhou" redirects here. For the historical prefecture, see Bei Prefecture.
Zhou (/dʒoʊ/), known in historiography as the Northern Zhou (Chinese: 北周; pinyin: Běi Zhōu), was a Xianbei-led dynasty of China that lasted from 557 to 581. One of the Northern dynasties of China's Northern and Southern dynasties period, it succeeded the Western Wei dynasty and was eventually overthrown by the Sui dynasty.
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557–581 | |||||||||||
Capital | Chang'an | ||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
Emperor | |||||||||||
• 557 | Emperor Xiaomin of Northern Zhou | ||||||||||
• 557–560 | Emperor Ming of Northern Zhou | ||||||||||
• 560–578 | Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou | ||||||||||
• 578–579 | Emperor Xuan of Northern Zhou | ||||||||||
• 579–581 | Emperor Jing of Northern Zhou | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Established | 15 February[1] 557 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 4 March[2] 581 | ||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||
577[3] | 1,500,000 km2 (580,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||
Currency | Chinese coin, Chinese cash | ||||||||||
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Today part of | China Mongolia |
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