State of Quan 權国/权國 | |||||||||||||
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| Unknown–704 BC | |||||||||||||
| Status | Duchy | ||||||||||||
| Capital | South east of Dangyang Hubei Province | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Chinese folk religion, ancestor worship, Taoism | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Established | Unknown | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 704 BC | ||||||||||||
| Currency | Chinese coin, gold coins | ||||||||||||
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The State of Quán (simplified Chinese: 权国; traditional Chinese: 權國) was a small Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC) vassal state of Central China. A marquisate, then dukedom (侯), its rulers were descendants of Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) ruler Wu Ding with the surname Zi (子). Quan was founded by Wen Ding’s son Quan Wending (权文丁) in the area of modern-day Maliang Town (马良镇), Shayang County, Jingmen City, Hubei Province, next to what would later emerge as the State of Chu.