Qi (state)

Qi (Chinese齐国/齐国, Pinyin Qi Guó ) was a relatively powerful state in ancient China. He lay in the north of present-day Shandong. The capital of the state, Linzi, was near the present-day Zibo.

Qi began in the 11th century BC and existed until the year 221 BC It was therefore in the Western Zhou Dynasty ( 1046 BC to 771 BC), during the period of the Spring and Autumn Annals (722 to 481 BC) and in the time of the Warring States ( 475-221 BC).

The rule of Jiang姜family about Qi took several centuries to BC was forcibly terminated by the Tian田family in the year 384. The state could repeatedly defeat larger opponents such as Chu and Qin. In the year 288 BC the ruler of Qi, King Min, was declared Emperor of the East, while the ruler of Qin was the emperor of the West.

In the year 221 BC, Qi was conquered by Qin. With the decline of the Qi's unification of China was made possible.

Cai蔡· Cao曹· Chen陈/陈· · Chu楚Han韩/韩· · Jin Hua滑晋/晋· Lu鲁/鲁· Qi齐/齐· Qin秦· Shu ·蜀Song宋· Wey卫/卫 · Wu吴/吴· Yan Yue越燕· · Zheng郑/郑· Zhou周

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  • Zhou Dynasty
  • Time of the Spring and Autumn Annals
Linzi District 475 BC Qin (state) Cai (state) Cao (state) Chen (state) Hua (state) Jin (Chinese state) Lu (state) Song (state) Wey (state) Yan (state) Yue (state) Zheng (state)
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