Zhou Dynasty By rosie.heghinian 1046 BCE Zhou Dynasty Begins 771 BCE Eastern Zhou Dynasty Started The Zhou Dynasty moves from the West to the East creating the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. 770 BCE The Zhou establish a new capital at Luoyang 650 BCE Chinese states begin minting coins 600 BCE Zhou Dynasty Iron Age 550 BCE Four major states emerge 500 BCE Creation of Chinese Philosophies 300 BCE Sections of the Dao De Jing are available in China 280 BCE Han Fei is born 256 BCE End of the Zhou Dynasty