The Romance of the Zhou Dynasty

Dynasties rise and fall, and the Mandate of Heaven finds its rightful bearer!

From the Battle of Muye to the collapse of ritual and music, this is an epic history of the Zhou Dynasty!

King Wu of Zhou conquered King Zhou and brought down the Shang, founding the Zhou Dynasty, which would last eight hundred years. He enfeoffed the feudal lords, established rites and music, and laid the foundations of Chinese civilization. Yet beneath this golden age, dark currents were stirring...

King Wu died young, leaving a child on the throne. The Duke of Zhou ruled as regent, but the Three Supervisors refused to submit!

Guan Shu and Cai Shu joined forces with Wu Geng, son of King Zhou of Shang, and launched a rebellion. The Duke of Zhou led an eastern campaign and put down the revolt, but in doing so sowed the seeds of feudal lords carving up the realm.

King Li was tyrannical, and the people rose in revolt. King Xuan briefly revived the kingdom, but the resurgence was fleeting!

As the Western Zhou declined, the Quanrong invaded. King You played the feudal lords for fools with beacon fires, and the capital Haojing fell. King Ping moved the capital east, ushering in the tumultuous age of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods!

Intrigue, warfare, the Mandate of Heaven, and the hearts of the people!

In this age when rites and music have collapsed, hegemonic lords rise one after another and a hundred schools of thought contend. The Zhou royal house exists in name only, and the true age of chaos has only just begun...

The Romance of the Zhou Dynasty: Journey back to the source of Chinese civilization and witness the rise and fall, triumphs and tragedies of a dynasty!