Enfeoffment and the feudal order of early Western Zhou (c.1046–900 BCE)

1. Zhou victory and initial fief grants

   Jan 1, 1046 BCELabels: Zhou kingship, Fengjian enfeoffment, Royal kin

   • Britannica
   • King Wu

2. State of Qi consolidated under Jiang Ziya’s line

   Jan 1, 1046 BCELabels: State of, Jiang Ziya

   • Qi State
   • Jiang Ziya

3. Yan enfeoffment evidenced by Liulihe bronze inscriptions

   Jan 1, 1046 BCELabels: Yan, Liulihe bronzes

   • Archontology
   • Western Zhou

4. King Wu dies; regency governs Zhou

   Jan 1, 1043 BCELabels: King Wu, Regency

   • King Wu
   • Duke Zhou

5. State of Lu founded for Duke of Zhou’s son

   Jan 1, 1043 BCELabels: State of, Bo Qin

   • Bo Qin
   • Duke Zhou

6. Rebellion of the Three Guards erupts

   Jan 1, 1042 BCELabels: Three Guards, Rebellious lords

   • Three Guards
   • Duke Zhou

7. State of Jin founded as Tang granted to royal brother

   Jan 1, 1042 BCELabels: State of, Tang Shuyu

   • Jin State
   • Western Zhou

8. Zhou suppresses rebellion and reorganizes eastern regions

   Jan 1, 1039 BCELabels: Zhou military, Eastern reorganization

   • Three Guards
   • Oxford Academic

9. Chengzhou (Luoyi) established as secondary capital

   Jan 1, 1038 BCELabels: Chengzhou, Secondary capital

   • Duke Zhou
   • Shaanxi Gov

10. He zun inscription records early royal ideology

    Jan 1, 1038 BCELabels: He zun, Royal inscription

    • Xinhua People cn
    • Shaanxi Gov

11. Early Western Zhou lineage framework anchors the fief order

    Jan 1, 1000 BCELabels: Lineage framework, Fengjian system

    • Oxford Academic
    • Western Zhou

12. Archaeology at Yejiashan clarifies early enfeoffed marquisates

    Jan 1, 1000 BCELabels: Yejiashan Cemetery, Marquisate burials

    • Yejiashan

13. Early Western Zhou period closes around King Gong’s reign end

    Jan 1, 900 BCELabels: King Gong, Period transition

    • King Gong
    • Western Zhou