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Zhang Binglin (

, 1868–1936), 165, 205n4
Zhang Xanzhong (

, 1606–1646), 157–158
Zhao (

), noble lineage and regional state (after 453 BCE), 48, 188n24
Zhao Kuangyin (

, 927–976), emperor Taizu of Song (r. 960–976), 31
Zhou dynasty (

, ca. 1046–256 BCE), 15, 17, 20, 33, 47–48, 57, 80, 82, 109, 187n7; people-oriented thought in, 137; as a political model, 22–23; royal power in, 12–13, 21, 47, 187n4; and over

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throw of the Shang, 12, 137, 140.
See also
Western Zhou
Zhou Enlai (

, 1898–1976), 162, 164
Zhouxin (d. ca. 1046 BCE), 50, 57
Zhu Di (

, 1360–1424), Prince of Yan; later Yongle Emperor, 90.
See also
Yongle Emperor
Zhu Wen (

, 852–912), Emperor Taizu of Later Liang (r. 907–912), 28, 188n39
Zhu Xi (

, 1130–1200), 115, 122, 124125, 127; on ruler, 100, 198n62; and elite voluntarism, 117–119, 200n35.
See also
Neo-Confucianism
Zhu Yuanzhang (

, 1328–1398), Emperor Taizu of Ming (r. 1368–1398), 70, 151, 200–201n45; bans Mengzi, 90; and community self-rule, 124, 128–129, 201n48; despotism of,
65–66
, 72; and elites, 123–125, 201n47; image of, 124, 201n46; long-term impact of, 132–133, 202n72; as a rebel, 123–124, 157, 160
Zhuangzi (

, d. c. 280 BCE), 48–49
Zürcher, Erich (1928–2008), 204n33

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