Iyini iNdlunkulu kaZhou?
Context:Emlandweni waseChina, amakhosi, noma amakhosi aseShayina, kwakuyimibuso yobukhosi eyindlalifa eyayibusa iChina phakathi nengxenye enkulu yomlando wayo. Kusukela ekuqalisweni kokubusa kwamakhosi ngu-Yu Omkhulu cishe ngo-2070 BC kuya ekuhlehlisweni koMbusi uXuantong ngo-12 Februwari 1912 ngemuva kwe-Xinhai Revolution, iChina ibuswa uchungechunge lwamakhosi alandelanayo.[a][b] Amakhosi aseChina ayengagcini kulabo abasungulwa yi-Han ethnic group kanye nomanduleli wayo, i-Huaxia tribal confederation, kodwa futhi kufaka phakathi labo abasungulwa ngabantu abangewona amaHan.  Ukuhlukanisa umlando waseChina ngezikhathi ezazibuswa imibuso yobukhosi kuyindlela elula yokuhlukanisa izikhathi. Ngakho-ke, uhlu lwamakhosi lungasetshenziselwa ukuhlukanisa inkathi lapho umndeni wabusa khona, kanye nokuchaza izenzakalo, izitayela, ubuntu, izingoma zobuciko, nezinto zakudala zaleso sikhathi. Ngokwesibonelo, ubumba olwenziwe ngesikhathi sobukhosi bukaMing lungase lubizwe ngokuthi "ubumba lukaMing". Ngokuvamile igama elithi "ibukhosi" alisetshenziswa lapho kubhekiselwa ezenzweni ezinjalo.  Umbuso wama-Orthodox owawubuse isikhathi eside kunawo wonke eChina kwakuwumbuso wama-Zhou, owabusa isikhathi esiyiminyaka engu-789, yize wahlukaniswa waba yi-Western Zhou ne-Eastern Zhou emlandweni wamaShayina, futhi amandla awo ancipha kakhulu phakathi nengxenye yokugcina yokubusa kwawo. Umbuso omkhulu wamaShayina ngokobukhulu bendawo kwakuwumbuso waseYuan noma umbuso waseQing, kuya ngomthombo womlando.[
I-Zhou Dynasty yayiyinkosi yaseChina eyabusa isikhathi eside kunazo zonke, yabusa iChina iminyaka engu-789.