The first emperor of Bei Zhou was Emperor Xiaomin, Yuwen Jue.
The most powerful emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yong. During his reign, he had successfully killed the powerful minister Yuwen Hu. After taking over the government, he had worked hard to develop the originally weak Northern Zhou into a country even stronger than Northern Qi. In 577 AD, he personally led an expedition and destroyed Northern Qi. He unified northern China and achieved remarkable martial arts that the emperors of the Northern and Southern Dynasties had never achieved. However, he died of illness when the plan to destroy the Southern Chen Dynasty could not be implemented. In the end, the result of unifying the world was won by Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Jian. Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yong, was considered the most powerful emperor of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
The capital of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was built in Chang 'an, which was now Xi'an.
The capital of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was Chang 'an (now Xi'an, Shaanxi Province).
"Zhou Shu" volume one "Emperor Ji first" Emperor Wen said: Since ancient times, there was a saying that "the world is for all". In the Zhou Dynasty, the world was public and the people were equal. Although there were enfeoffments, there was no separation of powers. The vassals obeyed the central government and the world was governed without war. During the reign of Emperor Wen of Zhou, he implemented the policy of "governing the country by literature", paying attention to cultural education, advocating Confucianism and advocating ritual and music education. He reformed the political system and implemented the system of enfeoffment, which made the vassals obey the central government. This made the political stability and economic development of the Zhou Dynasty greatly developed. At the same time, Emperor Wen of Zhou also paid attention to strengthening the relationship with neighboring countries, which promoted the international influence of the Western Zhou Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Wen of Zhou, he also implemented a series of important reform measures, such as reducing the burden of taxes, promoting the system of equal land, strengthening financial management, and implementing the system of weights and measures, which laid a solid foundation for the economic development of the Zhou Dynasty. Emperor Wen of Zhou was also a benevolent ruler who was very concerned about the people. He often issued edict to care for the people and was deeply loved by the people.
Bei Zhou's territory was 1.8 million square kilometers. After the destruction of Qi, it expanded to 2.71 million square kilometers.
The emperors of the Later Zhou Dynasty were Guo Wei, Chai Rong, and Chai Zongxun.
The last emperor of Bei Zhou was Yuwen Chan.
The emperor after Zhou Ye was Zhou Ping. In the ending of the novel," The Long Wind Crossing," Zhou Ye inherited the throne and became a general who cared about the lives of the people. However, after Zhou Ye, the throne was passed to Zhou Ping. Zhou Ping was a wise ruler who worked hard to make the country prosperous.
The last emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty was Zhao Kuangyin.