Guzhu 孤竹 | |||||||||
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| c. 1600 BC–660 BC | |||||||||
 Map of states in Zhou dynasty. Guzhu is in the northeast. | |||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | c. 1600 BC | ||||||||
• Conquered byYan | 660 BC | ||||||||
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Guzhu (Chinese:孤竹;pinyin:Gūzhú) was a vassal state of theShang andZhou dynasties located in the vicinity of modernTangshan,Hebei province. It was aDongyi state[1] and had close relations with KingTang of Shang whom they share the same clan nameZi. During the Western Zhou dynasty, the Lichi andShanrong tribes rose up in the north-west and north-east respectively, causing concerns to Guzhu's southern neighbors, the states ofQi andYan. In 664 BC, the monarch of an already-weakened Guzhu was killed by a Qi-Yan coalition during an expedition against the Shanrong. Finally, in 660 BC,Qi andYan annexed Guzhu.[2]
| Posthumous name | Name | Period as leader |
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| Six former kings unclear | ||
| Fu Ding (父丁) | Motai Zhuyou (墨胎竹猷) | |
| Ya Wei (亞微) | Motai Chu (墨胎初) | |
| Ya Ping (亞憑) | Motai Feng (墨胎馮) | |
| Later kings cannot be confirmed | ||
