Song (state)

Song
11th century BC–286 BC
Map of Zhou dynasty states, including Song
Map of Zhou dynasty states, including Song
StatusState
CapitalShangqiu (商丘)
Religion
Chinese folk religion, ancestor worship, Taoism
GovernmentMonarchy
History 
• Established
11th century BC
• Conquered by Qi
286 BC
CurrencyChinese coin
Succeeded by
Qi (state)
Song
"Song" in ancient seal script (top) and modern regular (bottom) Chinese characters
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSòng
Gwoyeu RomatzyhSonq
Wade–GilesSung4
IPA[sʊ̂ŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSung
JyutpingSung3
IPA[sʊŋ˧]
Southern Min
Tâi-lôSòng
Old Chinese
Baxter–Sagart (2014)*[s]ˤuŋ-s
Chinese states in the 5th century BC

Song was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty with its capital at Shangqiu. The state was founded soon after King Wu of Zhou conquered the Shang dynasty to establish the Zhou dynasty in 1046 BC. It was conquered by the state of Qi in 286 BC, during the Warring States period. Confucius is traditionally considered to have been a descendant of a Song nobleman who moved to the state of Lu.[1]

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