▁status ▁of ▁a ▁neglect ed ▁figure head . ▁ ▁The ▁situation ▁only ▁became ▁worse ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Z hou ▁court ▁after ▁the ▁Spring ▁and ▁Aut umn ▁period ▁ended . ▁ ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁war ring ▁states ▁held ▁any ▁respect ▁and ▁marg inal ized ▁the ▁Z hou ▁court ▁to ▁the ▁de ▁fact o ▁status ▁equivalent ▁of ▁a ▁minor ▁v ass al ▁state . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁K ao ▁of ▁Z hou , ▁he ▁decre ed ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁crown ▁land ▁around ▁Wang ch eng ▁( 王 城 , ▁the ▁older ▁of ▁Lu oy i ' s ▁tw in ▁cities ) ▁to ▁his ▁brother ▁Ji ▁X ie ▁( <0xE5> <0xA7> <0xAC> <0xE6> <0x8F> <0xAD> ) ▁in ▁ 4 4 0 ▁BC , ▁naming ▁the ▁f ief ▁" the ▁state ▁of ▁West ▁Z hou " ▁( 西 周 國 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 3 6 7 ▁BC ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁X ian ▁of ▁Z hou , ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁du ke ▁of ▁West ▁Z hou , ▁Duke ▁Wei ▁( 西 周 <0xE5> <0xA8> <0x81> 公 ) ▁died , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁younger ▁sons , ▁Lord ▁Gen ▁( 公 子 根 ), ▁re bel led ▁against ▁his ▁brother ▁Duke ▁H ui ▁( 西 周 <0xE6> <0x83> <0xA0> 公 ) ▁and ▁se ced ed ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁his ▁home ▁state ▁cent red ▁around ▁G ong ▁( <0xE9> <0x9E> <0x8F> 地 ) ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Mar qu ess ▁Ch eng ▁of ▁Z ha o ▁( <0xE8> <0xB6> <0x99> 成 <0xE4> <0xBE>