State of Ji 紀國 | |
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Unknown–690 BCE | |
Capital | Shouguang, Shandong |
Government | Monarchy |
Historical era | Western Zhou and the Spring and Autumn period |
• Established | Unknown |
• Invaded/annexed by Qi | 690 BCE |
Today part of | China |
Ji (Chinese: 紀國) was a fief that ruled over the mid-northern part of today's Shandong Province in China from the Western Zhou dynasty to the Spring and Autumn period. The state was ruled by the members of the ancient Jiang family. The capital of the state is the ancient city of Ji. Bronze tools of the Ji people had been found in places such as Shouguang, Laiyang, and Yantai. Ji was located east of Qi and the southwest of Lai.