Northern Zhou
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Zhou, known in historiography as the Northern Zhou, was a Xianbei-led dynasty of China that lasted from 557 to 581 AD. One of the Northern dynasties of China's Northern and Southern dynasties period,
Chinese states in Western Zhou. The core region of Zhou regime is labelled as "Zhou" in the image, which occupies current day Shaanxi Province, and the capital Haojing was also the capital of Northern Zhou, Chang'an
The tomb of Wirkak, a Sogdian official among the Northern Zhou, 580 CE, Xi'an City Museum
Scene in a Chinese pavilion, Tomb of An Jia, 579 CE.
Northern Zhou dish inspired by Western metalwork, 557–581.
Western Wei
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Wei, known in historiography as the Western Wei, was an imperial dynasty of China that followed the disintegration of the Northern Wei. One of the Northern dynasties during the era of the Northern and
Northern Zhou
…of Xiongnu origin) that lasted from 557 to 581 AD. One of the Northern dynasties of China's Northern and Southern dynasties period, it succeeded the Western Wei dynasty and was eventually overthrown by the Sui dynasty. The state name of the Northern Zhou was "Zhou", which was based in the region of Guannei (關內). As one…
Northern dynasties shieldbearer
Western Wei civil officer (535–557)
Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, Western Wei, Musée Guimet
Section of a Pagoda-Shaped Stele (Western Wei or Northern Zhou), mid-6th century CE