Qi (state)

Qi 齊 *Dzəj
1046 BCE–221 BCE
Qi in 260 BCE
Status	Regional State (1046–323 BCE ) Kingdom (323–221 BCE )
Capital	Yingqiu (11 c.–866 BCE ) Bogu (866–859 BCE ) Linzi (859–221 BCE )
Religion	ancestor worship Chinese folk religion
Government	Monarchy
Lord of Qi
• 685–643 BCE	Duke Huan of Qi
• 547–490 BCE	Duke Jing of Qi
Chancellor
• 685–645 BCE	Guan Zhong
• 556–500 BCE	Yan Ying
History
• Enfeoffment of Duke Tai	1046 BCE
• Conquered by Qin	221 BCE
Currency	Knife money
Preceded by Succeeded by Pugu Qin dynasty

Qi
"Qi" in seal script (top), Traditional (middle), and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese	齊
Simplified Chinese	齐
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qí Gwoyeu Romatzyh Chyi Wade–Giles Ch'i2 IPA [tɕʰǐ] Wu Suzhounese Zí Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chàih Jyutping Cai4 IPA [tsʰɐj˩] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Chê Tâi-lô Tsê Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC Cà̤ Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014) *[dz]ˤəj

Qi, or Ch'i^[1] in Wade–Giles romanization, was a regional state of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China, whose rulers held titles of Hou (侯), then Gong, before declaring themselves independent Kings. Its capital was Linzi, located in present-day Shandong. Qi was founded shortly after the Zhou conquest of Shang, c. 1046 BCE. Its first monarch was Jiang Ziya (Lord Tai; r. 1046–1015 BCE ), minister of King Wen and a legendary figure in Chinese culture. His family ruled Qi for several centuries before it was replaced by the Tian family in 386 BCE.^[2] Qi was the final surviving state to be annexed by Qin during its unification of China.