"The Northern Zhou (Chinese: \u5317\u5468; pinyin: B\u0115i Zh\u014Du) followed the Western Wei, and ruled northern China from 557 to 581. It was overthrown by the Sui Dynasty.Northern Zhou's basis of power was established by Yuwen Tai, who was paramount general of Western Wei, following the split of Northern Wei into Western Wei and Eastern Wei in 535."@en . . "Northern Zhou"@en . "0581-03-04Z"^^ . . "0557Z"^^ . . "0581Z"^^ . "\u5468"@en . "0557-02-15Z"^^ .