 The situation only became worse for the Eastern Zhou court after the Spring and Autumn period ended.None of the warring states held any respect and marginalized the Zhou court to the "de facto" status equivalent of a minor vassal state.During the reign of King Kao of Zhou, he decreed a portion of crown land around Wangcheng (王城, the older of Luoyi's twin cities) to his brother Ji Xie (姬揭) in 440 BC, naming the fief "the state of West Zhou" (西周國).