Zhou
Zhou may refer to:
Chinese history
- King Zhou of Shang (紂) (1105 BC – 1046 BC), last king of the Shang Dynasty
- Zhou Dynasty (周) (1045 BC – 256 BC), a dynasty split into 2 eras, Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou
- Predynastic Zhou, 11th century BC precursor to the Zhou Dynasty
- Northern Zhou (周) (557–581), a state during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period
- Zhou (周) (690–705), a state founded by Wu Zetian during the Tang Dynasty, also known as Second Zhou
- Later Zhou (周) (951–960), a state during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
- Kingdom of Dazhou (周) (1354–1367), a state founded by Zhang Shicheng during the Red Turban Rebellion
- Zhou (state) (周) (1678–1681), a state founded by Wu Sangui during the Qing Dynasty
Other uses
- Zhou (surname) (周), Chinese surname
- Zhou (country subdivision) (州), a political/administrative division of China
- Congee (Chinese: 粥 zhōu), a type of porridge
See also
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