Zhou

Zhou may refer to:

Chinese history

• King Zhou of Shang (纣) (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 dynasty (690–705), 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
• Zhou (Dota) is a Dota/Dota2 player who won The international 2012 as team captain.

See also

• Chou (disambiguation)