jan 1, 1122 BC - Zhou establish decentralized government
Description:
the Zhou territory is too large for a centralized one to controlThey tried very hard to make this work, creating familial and economic ties to strengthen the political ones between different district leaders.
Eventually, though, subordinate governments start becoming more and more independent, with basically their own cultural and political and economic and military and social systems, so the dynasty kind of starts breaking apart.
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Date:
jan 1, 1122 BC
Now
~ 3149 years ago