The Western Zhou overthrew the Shang and instituted the feudal system of Chinese governance, establishing the Zhou ritual order that shaped Chinese civilization for centuries.
The Western Zhou ended in 771 BCE when nomadic Quanrong invaders sacked the capital Hao (Haojing), killing King You of Zhou, after which the Zhou court relocated east to Luoyi, beginning the Eastern Zhou period.
The atlas holds 2 border frames for Western Zhou — the shape you scrub through changes in 1046 BC · 900 BC.
Li Feng's archaeological and textual study of Western Zhou geography and political structure is the key modern treatment of the period.
The multi-volume Cambridge History provides authoritative overviews of each Chinese dynasty including the Zhou.
History of early China incl. the Western Zhou founding.