The Mongolic-speaking Xianbei originally formed a part of the Donghu confederation, but existed even before that time, as evidenced by a mention in the Guoyu (" 晉語八 " section ) which states that during the reign of King Cheng of Zhou ( reigned 1042-1021 BC ) the Xianbei came to participate at a meeting of Zhou subject-lords at Qiyang ( 岐阳 ) ( now Qishan County ) but were only allowed to perform the fire ceremony under the supervision of Chu ( 楚 ), since they were not vassals by covenant ( 诸侯 ).

* 1042 BC: King Cheng of Zhou succeeds King Wu as ruler of the Zhou Dynasty in China,

* 1020 BC: King Kang of Zhou succeeds King Cheng as ruler of the Zhou Dynasty in China.

* Ko Cheng succeeds Che Bong Nga as King of Champa ( now eastern Vietnam ).

Though King Wu died just a few years after the Battle of Muye, the Duke of Zhou assisted the young and inexperienced King Cheng in consolidating power for the Ji line: he managed a war against rebellious Zhou princes in the eastern lowlands ( allied with feudal rulers and Shang remnants ); formulated the Mandate of Heaven doctrine to counter Shang claims to a divine right of rule ; founded Chengzhou as an eastern capital ; and set up the fengjian " feudal " system designed to maintain Zhou authority as it expanded its rule over a larger amount of territory.

The Shiji states that King Cheng of Zhou, with the support of his regent and uncle, the Duke of Zhou, enfeoffed Weiziqi ( 微子啟 ), a brother of Di Xin, as the ruler of Wei.

* Ch ' in Shin Haung Ti ( King Cheng ) begins the unification of China.

The Mongolic-speaking Xianbei originally formed a part of the Donghu confederation, but existed even before that time, as evidenced by a mention in the Guoyu (" 晉語八 " section ) which states that during the reign of King Cheng of Zhou ( reigned 1042-1021 BC ) the Xianbei came to participate at a meeting of Zhou subject-lords at Qiyang ( 岐阳 ) ( now Qishan County ) but were only allowed to perform the fire ceremony under the supervision of Chu ( 楚 ), since they were not vassals by covenant ( 诸侯 ).

** Journey to the West ( 西遊記 ， 西游记 Monkey King and Monkey ), by Wu Cheng ' en ( 吳承恩 ， 吴承恩 ).

Cheng Pei Pei in particular is relatively well known for her starring role in King Hu's Come Drink With Me, and more recently in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as Jade Fox.

The concept is first found in the written records of the words of the Duke of Zhou, younger brother of King Wu of Zhou and regent for King Wu's infant son King Cheng of Zhou.

Sun Wukong (), also known as the Monkey King, is a main character in the classical Chinese epic novel Journey to the West () written by Wu Cheng ' en.

Because his son, King Cheng of Zhou was young, his brother, the Duke of Zhou assisted the young and inexperienced king as regent.

Wang, having thus consolidated his power, began to further build up his personality cult, encouraging others to submit false prophecies in which he was mentioned as the second coming of Ji Dan, the Duke of Zhou and the regent for King Cheng of Zhou, or other great mythical personalities.

He gave Ying the epithet Ruzi -- the same epithet that King Cheng of Zhou had when he was in his minority and under the regency of the Duke of Zhou -- to claim that he was as faithful as the Duke of Zhou.

King Wu followed his victory by establishing many feudal states under his 16 younger brothers and numerous allies, but his death three years later provoked several rebellions against his young heir King Cheng and the regent Duke of Zhou, even from three of his brothers.

King Cheng of Zhou () or King Ch ' eng of Chou was the second king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.

The Shang Dynasty featured 31 kings, from Tang of Shang to King Zhou of Shang.

* Tang China declares the deposed Bojang of Goguryeo " King of Joseon ," placing him in charge of the Liaodong area under the Protectorate General to Pacify the East.

* King Tang of Shang of China ( 1617 BC – 1588 BC )

In c 1600 BCE, King Tang of Shang defeated Jie, the final Xia Dynasty king, and built Western Bo (), a new capital on the Luo River.

The longest family tree in the world today is that of the Chinese philosopher and educator Confucius ( 551 – 479 BC ), and he is the descendant of King Tang ( 1675 – 1646 BC ).

Sun travels back and forth through time, during which he serves as the adjunct King of Hell and judges the soul of the recently dead traitor Qin Hui during the Song Dynasty, takes on the appearance of a beautiful concubine and causes the downfall of the Qin Dynasty, and even faces King Paramita, one of his five sons born to the demoness Princess Iron Fan, on the battlefield during the Tang Dynasty.

Sun travels back and forth through time, during which he serves as the adjunct King of Hell and judges the soul of the recently dead traitor Qin Hui during the Song Dynasty, takes on the appearance of a beautiful concubine and causes the downfall of the Qin Dynasty, and even faces Pāramitā, one of his five sons born to the rakshasa Princess Iron Fan, on the battlefield during the Tang Dynasty.

Baekje was destroyed by the Silla and Chinese Tang dynasty allied force in 660 ( 20th year of King Uija ) and ruled by Tang.

It became a part of Silla when Tang was expelled in 676 ( 16th year of King Munmu ).

Over 14 centuries after King Ping's death, Tang Dynasty empress regnant Wu Zetian claimed ancestry from King Ping through his son Prince Wu, and changed the dynastic name to Zhou, which was reverted to Tang after her death.

King Cheng of Zhou, the second Zhou king, gave the land called Tang ( 唐 ), west of modern Yicheng County in Shanxi, to his younger brother, Tang Shuyu ( 唐叔虞 ) with the rank of a marquis.

King Munmu then faced the challenge of freeing his country from Tang domination.

In 674, Tang and its former ally, Silla, were in constant battle, as King Munmu had taken over much of former Baekje and Goguryeo territory from the T ' ang and fostered resistance against them.

He was given the title of " King of the Gyeru Province " by Tang Emperor Xuanzong.

* 641 A. D .: Emperor Taizong of Tang marries Princess Wencheng to Songtsän Gampo, King of Tibet.

* 744 A. D .: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang marries Princess Heyi ( 和義公主 ), a daughter of Li Can, Magistrate of Gaocheng ( 告城縣令李參 ), to Axilan Dagan ( 阿悉爛達干 ), King of Ningyuan ( 寧遠國王 ) in the Fergana Valley.

According to tradition, Tang of Shang assembled his subjects to overthrow King Jie of Xia, the infamous last ruler of the Xia Dynasty, but they were reluctant to attack.

Some scholars identify the latter ruins with the first Shang Dynasty capital, Xibo, which according to traditional histories was founded by King Shang Tang after his defeat of the Xia dynasty.

The ruler of the Zhou, King Wu, with the assistance of his brother, the Duke of Zhou, as regent, managed to defeat the Shang at the Battle of Muye.

Although divination with the I Ching is thought to have originated prior to the Shang Dynasty, it was not until King Wu of Zhou ( 1046 – 1043 BC ) that it took its present form.

* 1046 BC: King Wu of Zhou overthrows the last Shang Dynasty King Di Xin and becomes first king of the Zhou Dynasty ( 1046 BC — 256 BC ) founded by his father King Wen of Zhou.

The last Shang ruler, King Zhou was a cruel corrupt despot.

In 1122 BC, King Wu of Zhou launched an attack on the Shang capital, and the Shang Dynasty collapsed.

* 1300 BC: The legendary King Pangeng moved the capital of Shang Dynasty to Yin.

Shang Yang was executed in 338 BC due to a grudge by the leader King Wu over a student who had been executed because of Shang Yang's insistence that law applied even to nobility.

Gugong Danfu's son, Jili, fought against the Rong as a vassal of the Shang Dynasty's King Wen Ding until the king killed him.

Around 1046 BC, Wen's son, King Wu of Zhou, led an army of 45, 000 men and 300 chariots across the Yellow River and defeated the Shang King Di Xin at the Battle of Muye, marking the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty.