State of Xian 弦 | |||||||
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| Unknown–655 BC[1] | |||||||
![The state of Xian (red) and its allies (pink). Escape of Xian's viscount (red arrow) and the capital-in-exile (red square). Shown borders are approximate.[2]](view_image.php?q=Xian_(state)&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Xian_(state).png) The state of Xian (red) and its allies (pink). Escape of Xian's viscount (red arrow) and the capital-in-exile (red square). Shown borders are approximate.[2] | |||||||
| Capital | Xian (modern-day Qishui, Huangzhou District)[1] | ||||||
| Capital-in-exile | Unknown (near modern-day Xi County, Henan)[1][3] | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
| Historical era | Western Zhou period Spring and Autumn period | ||||||
• Established | Unknown | ||||||
| c. 961–957 BC | |||||||
• Conquered by Chu | 655 BC[1] | ||||||
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| Today part of | China | ||||||
Xian (Chinese: 弦)[3] was a minor state of the Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods, whose capital was located at modern-day Qishui, Huangzhou District. While it controlled only a small territory along the Yangtze, the Wei clan (隗) that ruled Xian maintained far-reaching diplomatic and marital relations with many neighboring states.[1]
- ^ a b c d Zuo Qiuming. "Book 5 - Duke Xi. Fifth year". Zuo Zhuan (in Chinese and English). Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ Herrmann (1966), p. 5.
- ^ a b "Chinese History - The Feudal State of Chu 楚". Ulrich Theobald. Retrieved 4 June 2016.