page_title: Northern Zhou
hierarchical_section_title: Northern Zhou
caption_attribution_description: Drawn after "The Divisions of China, 535-560 A.D." Albert Herrmann (1935) History and Commercial Atlas of China. Harvard Press.
context_page_description: The Northern Zhou followed the Western Wei, and ruled northern China from 557 to 581 AD. The last of the Northern Dynasties of China's Northern and Southern dynasties period, it was eventually overthrown by the Sui Dynasty. Like the preceding Western and Northern Wei dynasties, the Northern Zhou emperors were of Xianbei descent.
context_section_description: The Northern Zhou (/dʒoʊ/; Chinese: 北周; pinyin: Bĕi Zhōu) followed the Western Wei, and ruled northern China from 557 to 581 AD. The last of the Northern Dynasties of China's Northern and Southern dynasties period, it was eventually overthrown by the Sui Dynasty. Like the preceding Western and Northern Wei dynasties, the Northern Zhou emperors were of Xianbei descent.
caption: Northern Zhou territories in light blue
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