Chu (state)

Chu (Chinese楚, Pinyin Chǔ, W.-G. Ch'u ) was a kingdom in what is now southern China during the Western Zhou Dynasty ( 1046 BC to 771 BC), the period of Spring and autumn Annals ( 722-481 BC) and the time of the Warring States Period ( 475-221 BC).

Originally the land was as Jing (荆) and subsequently as Jingchu (荆楚) known. The largest expansion included an extensive area, including the modern provinces of Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing, Henan, and parts of Jiangsu. The capital of Chu Ying was.

Chu was in his time one of the most powerful states and subjugated, for example, the smaller the state of Lu in present-day Shandong.

Larger Chu importance was the first time under the reign of King Zhuang.

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  • Zhou Dynasty
  • Time of the Spring and Autumn Annals
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