Later Zhou

Zhou 周
951–960
Later Zhou territory
Capital	Kaifeng
Common languages	Middle Chinese
Religion	Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Chinese folk religion
Government	Monarchy
Emperor
• 951–954	Emperor Taizu
• 954–959	Emperor Shizong
• 959–960	Emperor Gong
Historical era	Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
• Dynasty established	13 February 951
• Formal abdication	3 February 960
Currency	Chinese cash, Chinese coin, copper coins etc.
Preceded by Succeeded by Later Han Northern Song
Today part of	China

Zhou, known as the Later Zhou (/dʒoʊ/;^[1] simplified Chinese: 后周; traditional Chinese: 後周; pinyin: Hòu Zhōu) in historiography, was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty and the last of the Five Dynasties that controlled most of northern China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Founded by Guo Wei (Emperor Taizu), it was preceded by the Later Han dynasty and succeeded by the Northern Song dynasty.