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dinastia chou The imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism.
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With this event the Western Chow dynasty was brought to a close.
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Preceding the Chow dynasty the chronicles give ten epochs-priorto the eighth of these there is no authentic history.
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It is claimed that Confucius was a descendant of one of the early emperors of China, of the Chow dynasty, 1121 B.C.
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But, on the whole, the rulers of the Chow dynasty were not particularly distinguished, and one of them in the eighth century B.C.