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Zhou may refer to:

Chinese history

* King Zhou of Shang () (1105 BC–1046 BC), the last king of the Shang dynasty
* Predynastic Zhou (), 11th-century BC precursor to the Zhou dynasty
* Zhou dynasty () (1046 BC–256 BC), a dynasty of China
** Western Zhou () (1046 BC–771 BC)
** Eastern Zhou () (770 BC–256 BC)
* Western Zhou (state) () (440 BC–256 BC)
* Eastern Zhou (state) () (367 BC–249 BC)
* Northern Zhou () (557–581), one of the Northern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties period
* Zhou dynasty (690–705), Wu Zhou () (690–705), an imperial dynasty established by Wu Zetian
* Later Zhou () (951–960), the last of the Five dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
* Zhou (Zhang Shicheng's kingdom) () (1354–1367), a state founded by Zhang Shicheng during the Red Turban Rebellion
* Zhou (Qing period state) () (1678–1681), a state founded by Wu Sangui during the Qing dynasty

Other uses

*Zhou (surname) (), Chinese surname
*Zhou (country subdivision) (), a political/administrative division of China
*Congee (), a type of porridge
*Zhou (Dota) is a Dota/Dota2 player who won The International (Dota 2), The International 2012 as team captain.

See also

*Chou (disambiguation)

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