Dynasties of ChinaWestern ZhouWestern Zhou lineage
Reign 922–900 BCE
He destroyed the secret kingdom to establish his prestige. During his reign, the land transactions of the nobles can be seen in the inscriptions. The stone wall traces the achievements of the kings of the Zhou Dynasty.
Ji Yihu is the son of King Mu. According to "Guoyu", when he was traveling on the Jing River, the king of the Mi Kingdom, Kang Gong, got three beauties. His mother persuaded him to sacrifice them to King Gong, but Kang Gong refused. A year later, King Kang destroyed the Mi Kingdom. The number of bronze vessels from the King Gong period is abundant. The Qiu Wei vessels record that nobles exchanged jade articles, furs, chariots and horses for fields and woods. They were required to report to the ministers in power and send personnel to determine the field boundaries, reflecting the beginning of land transfer among the nobles. The Shi Qiang Pan systematically traces the achievements of the kings below King Wen.
PoliticsSuccession
King Mu passed away and Crown Prince Meihu ascended the throne. In the middle period of the Western Zhou Dynasty, large-scale foreign conquests decreased, a large number of bronze inscriptions recording appointments and rewards appeared, and the official system and etiquette of the dynasty tended to be standardized.
PoliticsDestroy the secret country
King Gong was swimming on the Jing River, and Mi Kanggong was accompanied by three beauties. His mother advised him that "if a clown prepares something, he will eventually die" and should offer it to King Gong, but Kang Gong refused. A year later, the king destroyed the secret, and the incident was recorded in "Guoyu·Zhouyu Part 1".
CultureShi Qiangpan
There are more than 280 words of inscriptions on the cast plate on the historian's wall. The first half praises the achievements of kings Wen, Wu, Cheng, Kang, Zhao, Mu and the current emperor. The second half records the deeds of the Wei family since their return to Zhou Dynasty at the end of Shang Dynasty. The king's preface is consistent with "Historical Records".
EconomyQiu Wei various utensils
Qiu Wei artifacts unearthed in Dongjia Village, Qishan, Shaanxi Province in 1975 recorded that between the third and ninth years of King Gong's reign, the aristocrat Qiu Wei exchanged jade bags, furs, chariots and horses for the fields and woods of Ju Bo and others.
The surname of Ji is the king of Miguo. When he traveled to Jingshui with King Gong, he found three beauties, but they ignored their mother's advice and dedicated them to King Gong. The Mi Kingdom was destroyed by King Gong the next year.
The nobles who were in charge of royal furs acquired many fields and woods through exchanges. The Wei and Wei dings he cast were unearthed in 1975 from a cellar in Dongjia Village, Qishan, Shaanxi Province, recording the specific process of land transactions in Western Zhou.
The historian of the Wei family, his ancestor was originally a merchant, and King Wu returned to the Zhou Dynasty after conquering the Shang Dynasty. The wall plate he cast was unearthed in 1976 from the Bai cellar in Fufengzhuang, Shaanxi Province, together with more than 100 Wei family bronzes.