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==List of states== {{Incomplete list|date=February 2012}} The ''[[Liji]]'' claims that the Eastern Zhou was divided into 1773 [[State (Ancient China)|states]],<ref name="禮記">{{ citation | title=[[Liji]]| chapter= [[:zh:s:禮記/王制|5: 王制]]|mode=cs2}}</ref> of which 148 are known by name as mentioned in the [[Zuo Zhuan]].<ref name="Hsu-p567" /> <!--Please keep this list in alphabetical (Pinyin) order when making additions--> <!--For consistency please use BCE format for dates--> <!--Please maintain synchronization with [[Template:Zhou dynasty Topics]]--> {| class="wikitable collapsible" |- " ! Name ! Chinese ! Capital ! Location{{sfn|Tan|1996|pages=22–30}} ! Established ! Dissolved |- |rowspan=6 | [[Ba (state)|Ba]] |rowspan=6 | [[:zh:巴国|巴]] | Yicheng (夷城) | [[Changyang Tujia Autonomous County|Changyang County]], [[Hubei]] |rowspan=6 | [[King Wu of Zhou|King Wu]]'s reign |rowspan=6 | 316 BCE: to Qin |- | Pingdu (平都) | [[Fengdu County]], [[Chongqing]] |- | Zhi (枳) | [[Fuling District]], Chongqing |- | Jiangzhou (江州) |Chongqing |- | Dianjiang (垫江) | [[Hechuan District]], Chongqing |- | Langzhong (閬中) | [[Langzhong]], [[Sichuan]] |- | [[Bi (state)|Bi]] | [[:zh:毕国|畢]] | Bi | ''unknown'' | King Wu's reign | ''unknown'' |- |Biyang, Fuyang |[[:zh:偪阳国|偪陽]] ''or'' 傅陽 |Biyang |[[Yicheng District, Zaozhuang]], [[Shandong]] |''unknown'' |563 BCE: to Song |- |rowspan=3| [[Cai (state)|Cai]] |rowspan=3| [[:zh:蔡國|蔡]] | Shangcai (上蔡) | [[Shangcai County]], [[Henan]] |rowspan=3| King Wu's reign |rowspan=3| 447 BCE: to Chu |- |Xincai (新蔡) | [[Xincai County]], Henan |- |Xiacai (下蔡) | [[Fengtai County]], [[Anhui]] |- | [[Cao (state)|Cao]] | [[:zh:曹國|曹]] | Taoqiu (陶丘) | [[Dingtao District]], [[Heze]], Shandong | King Wu's reign | 487 BCE: to Song |- | [[Chao (state)|Chao]] | [[:zh:巢国|巢]] | Chao | [[Chaohu]], Anhui | ''unknown'' | {{circa|518 BCE}}: to Wu |- | [[Chen (state)|Chen]] | [[:zh:陈国|陳]] | Wanqiu (宛丘) | [[Huaiyang District]], [[Zhoukou]], Henan | King Wu's reign | 479 BCE: to Chu |- | Cheng | [[:zh:郕国|郕]] ''or'' 成 |Cheng |[[Ningyang County]], Shandong | King Wu's reign | 408 BCE: to Qi |- style="background:#eca4a4" |rowspan=4| [[Chu (state)|Chu]] |rowspan=4| [[:zh:楚国|楚]] ''or'' 荊 | [[Danyang (Chu)|Danyang]] (丹陽) |[[Xichuan County]], Henan |rowspan=4| [[King Cheng of Zhou|King Cheng]]'s reign |rowspan=4| 223 BCE: to Qin |- style="background:#eca4a4" |[[Ying (Chu)|Ying]] (郢) |[[Jingzhou]], [[Hubei]] |- style="background:#eca4a4" |Chen (陳) |Huaiyang District, Zhoukou, Henan |- style="background:#eca4a4" |Shouchun (壽春) | [[Shou County]], Anhui |- |Chunyu, Zhou |[[:zh:淳于国|淳于]] ''or'' 州 |Zhou (州) | [[Anqiu]], Shandong |King Wu's reign |706 BCE: to Qi (杞) |- |Dai |[[:zh:戴国|戴]] |Dai |[[Minquan County]], Henan |''unknown'' |713 BCE: to Zheng |- | [[Dao (state)|Dao]] | [[:zh:道國|道]] | Dao | ''unknown'' | ''unknown'' | ''unknown'' |- | [[Deng (state)|Deng]] | [[:zh:邓国|鄧]] | Deng | [[Dengzhou]], Henan | before Western Zhou | 678 BCE: to Chu |- | [[E (state)|E]] | [[:zh:鄂国|鄂]] | E | [[Nanyang, Henan]] | before Western Zhou | 863 BCE: to Chu |- |Fan |[[:zh:番国|番]] ''or'' 潘 ''or'' 鄱 |Fan |[[Gushi County]], Henan |''unknown'' |504 BCE: to Wu |- |Fan |[[:zh:凡国|凡]] |Fan |[[Huixian]], Henan |''unknown'' |''unknown'' |- |rowspan=2| Fan |rowspan=2| [[:zh:樊國|樊]] | Fan | [[Chang'an District, Xi'an]], [[Shaanxi]] |rowspan=2| [[King Xuan of Zhou|King Xuan]]'s reign |rowspan=2| 635 BCE: to Jin |- |Yang (陽) |[[Jiyuan]], Henan |- | Gan | [[:zh:甘國|甘]] | Gan | [[Yuanyang County, Henan]] | [[King Xiang of Zhou|King Xiang]]'s reign | ''unknown'' |- |Gao |[[:zh:郜國|郜]] |Gao | [[Chengwu County]], Shandong |King Wu's reign |8th century BCE: to Song |- |Ge |[[:zh:葛国|葛]] |Ge |[[Ningling County]], Henan |before Western Zhou |''unknown'' |- | Gong | [[:zh:巩国|鞏]] | Gong | [[Xiaoyi]], Henan | ''unknown'' | 516 BCE: to Jin |- |Gong |[[:zh:共國|共]] |Gong |Huixian, Henan |''unknown'' |mid-7th century BCE: to Wey |- |Guang |[[:zh:光國|光]] |Guang |[[Guangshan County]], Henan |before Western Zhou |650 BCE: to Chu |- |Guo |[[:zh:郭國|郭]] |Guo | [[Liaocheng]], Shandong |''unknown'' |670 BCE: to Qi |- | [[Eastern Guo]] | [[:zh:东虢国|東虢]] | Zhi (制) | [[Xingyang]], Henan | King Wu's reign | 767 BCE: to Zheng |- | rowspan=2| [[Western Guo]] | rowspan=2| [[:zh:西虢国|西虢]] | Yongdi (雍地) |[[Baoji]], [[Shaanxi]] | rowspan=2| King Wu's reign | rowspan=2| 687 BCE: to Jin |- |Shangyang (上陽) |[[Shan County, Henan]] |- | Hu | [[:zh:胡國|胡]] | Hu | [[Wuyang County]], Henan | ''unknown'' | 763 BCE: to Zheng |- |rowspan= 2| [[Hua (state)|Hua]] |rowspan= 2| [[:zh:滑國|滑]] | Hua | Minquan County, Henan |rowspan= 2| ''unknown'' |rowspan= 2| 627 BCE: to Qin |- | Fei (費) | [[Yanshi]], [[Henan]] |- |[[Huang (state)|Huang]] |[[:zh:黄国|黃]] |Longgu Xiang |[[Huangchuan County|Huangchuan County, Henan]] |''unknown'' |648 BCE: to Chu |- |Hui |[[:zh:鄶國|鄶]] ''or'' 會 ''or'' 檜 |Hui |[[Xinzheng]], Henan |''unknown'' |769 BCE: to Zheng |- | [[Ji (former state)|Ji]] | [[:zh:纪国|紀]] | Ji | [[Shouguang]], Shandong | ''unknown'' | 690 BCE: to Qi |- | Ji | [[:zh:極國|極]] | Ji | [[Shan County, Shandong]] | ''unknown'' | 721 BCE: to Lu |- | rowspan=2|Ji | rowspan=2| [[:zh:祭国|祭]] |Ji |[[Changyuan]], Henan | rowspan=2| King Wu's reign | rowspan=2| 750 BCE: to Zheng |- |Guan (管) |[[Zhengzhou]], Henan |- |[[Jiāng (state)|Jiang]] | [[:zh:江国|江]] |Jiang ({{zh|t=江}}) | [[Xi County, Henan]] | 1101 BCE | 623 BCE: to Chu |- |[[Jiǎng (Chinese state)|Jiang]] | [[:zh:蔣國|蔣]] | Jiang | [[Gushi County]], Henan |King Cheng's reign |617 BCE: to Chu |- |Jie |[[:zh:介國|介]] |Jie | [[Jiaozhou City|Jiaozhou]], Shandong |''unknown'' |''unknown'': to Qi |- style="background:#eca4a4" | rowspan=4| [[Jin (Chinese state)|Jin]] | rowspan=4| [[:zh:晋国|晉]] | Tang (唐), or Jin |[[Yicheng County]], Shanxi | rowspan=4| King Cheng's reign | rowspan=4| 376 BCE: to [[Han (Warring States)|Han]] and [[Zhao (state)|Zhao]] |- style="background:#eca4a4" |Quwo (曲沃) | [[Wenxi County]], Shanxi |- style="background:#eca4a4" |Jiang (絳), or Yi (翼) |[[Yicheng County]], Shanxi |- style="background:#eca4a4" |Xintian (新田), or Xinjiang (新絳) | [[Houma, Shanxi|Houma]], Shanxi |- | rowspan=2| [[Ju (state)|Ju]] | rowspan=2| [[:zh:莒国|莒]] | Jiegen (介根) | [[Jiaozhou City|Jiaozhou]], Shandong | rowspan=2| King Wu's reign | rowspan=2| 431 BCE: to Chu |- |Ju | [[Ju County]], Shandong |- | [[Lai (state)|Lai]] | [[:zh:莱国|萊]] | Changle (昌樂) | [[Changle County]], Shandong | before Western Zhou | 567 BCE: to Qi |- |Lan |[[:zh:濫國|濫]] |Lan | [[Tengzhou]], Shandong |781 BCE |521 BCE: to Lu |- | [[Liang (state)|Liang]] | [[:zh:梁国 (嬴姓)|梁]] | Liang |[[Hancheng]], [[Shaanxi]] | ''unknown'' | 641 BCE: to Qin |- | [[Liao (Zhou dynasty state)|Liao]], Miu | [[:zh:蓼国|蓼]] ''or'' 繆 | Liao | [[Gushi County]], [[Henan]] | ''unknown'' | 622 BCE: to Chu |- | Liu | [[:zh:劉國|劉]] | Liu | [[Yanshi]], Henan | 592 BCE | {{circa|5th century BCE}}: to Zhou dynasty |- | rowspan=3| [[Lu (state)|Lu]] | rowspan=3| [[:zh:鲁国|魯]] | Lu | [[Lushan County, Henan]] | rowspan=3| King Cheng's reign | rowspan=3| 256 BCE: to Chu |- |Yancheng (奄城) | [[Qufu]], Shandong |- |Qufu (曲阜) | Qufu, Shandong |- | [[Lü (state)|Lü]] | [[:zh:吕国|呂]] | Lü | Nanyang, Henan | ''unknown' | 688 BCE: to Chu |- | Mao | [[:zh:毛國|毛]] | Mao | [[Qishan County]], Shaanxi | King Wu's reign | 516 BCE: to Qin |- |Mao |[[:zh:茅國|茅]] |Mao |[[Jinxiang County]], Shandong |King Cheng's reign |6th century BCE: to Zou |- | [[Ni (state)|Ni]], Xiaozhu | [[:zh:郳國|郳]] ''or'' 小邾 | Ni | [[Shanting District]], Zaozhuang, Shandong |King Cheng's reign |335 BCE: to Chu |- style="background:#eca4a4" | [[Qi (state)|Qi]] | [[:zh:齐国|齊]] | Yingqiu (營丘), or [[Ancient Linzi|Linzi]] (臨淄) | [[Linzi District]], [[Zibo]], Shandong | King Wu's reign | 221 BCE: to Qin |- |rowspan=4| [[Qi (Henan)|Qi]] |rowspan=4| [[:zh:杞國|杞]] | Qi | [[Qi County, Kaifeng|Qi County]], Henan |rowspan=4| before Western Zhou |rowspan=4| 445 BCE: to Chu |- |Pingyang (平陽) |[[Xintai]], Shandong |- |Yuanling (緣陵) |Changle County, Shandong |- |Chunyu (淳于) | Anqiu, Shandong |- style="background:#eca4a4" |rowspan=6| [[Qin (state)|Qin]] |rowspan=6| [[:zh:秦国|秦]] | Qin | [[Qingshui County]], [[Gansu]] |rowspan=6| [[King Xiao of Zhou|King Xiao]]'s reign |rowspan=6| 206 BCE: to Western Chu |- style="background:#eca4a4" |Qian (汧) | [[Long County, Shaanxi]] |- style="background:#eca4a4" |Pingyang (平陽) | [[Mei County, Shaanxi]] |- style="background:#eca4a4" |Yong (雍) | [[Fengxiang County]], Shaanxi |- style="background:#eca4a4" |[[Yueyang (Qin)|Yueyang]] (櫟陽) | [[Yanliang District]], Xi'an, Shaanxi |- style="background:#eca4a4" |[[Xianyang]] (咸阳) |Xianyang, Shaanxi |- | [[Quan (state)|Quan]] | [[:zh:权国|權]] | Quan | [[Jingmen]], Hubei | ''unknown'' | 704 BCE: to Chu |- |Ren |[[:zh:任國|任]] |Ren | [[Weishan County, Shandong|Weishan County]], Shandong |''unknown'' |Warring States period |- |rowspan=2| [[Ruo (state)|Ruo]] |rowspan=2| [[:zh:鄀国|鄀]] | Shangruo (上鄀) or Shangmi (商密) | [[Xichuan County]], Henan |rowspan=2| ''unknown'' |rowspan=2| ''unknown'' |- |Xiaruo (下鄀) | [[Yicheng, Hubei]] |- | Shao | [[:zh:召國|召]] ''or'' 邵 | Shao | [[Qishan County]], Shaanxi | King Wu's reign | 513 BCE: to Zhou dynasty |- | Shan, Tan | [[:zh:单国|單]] ''or'' 檀 | Shan | Mengjin County, Henan | King Cheng's reign | ''unknown'' |- | [[Shen (state)|Shen]], Xie | [[:zh:申國|申]] ''or'' 謝 | Shen | Nanyang, Henan | King Xuan's reign | 688 – 680 BCE: to Chu |- | [[Shěn (state)|Shen]] | {{linktext|沈}} | Shen | [[Linquan County]], Anhui | King Cheng's reign | 506 BCE: to Cai |- | [[Shu (state)|Shu]] | [[:zh:古蜀|蜀]] | ''unknown'' | ''unknown'' | ''unknown'' | 316 BCE: to Qin |- style="background:#eca4a4" | [[Song (state)|Song]] | [[:zh:宋国|宋]] | Shangqiu (商丘) | [[Shangqiu]], Henan | King Cheng's reign | 286 BCE: to Qi |- |Su |[[:zh:宿国|宿]] |Su | [[Dongping County]], Shandong |''unknown'' |7th century BCE: to Song |- |Sui |[[:zh:遂国|遂]] |Sui | [[Ningyang County]], Shandong |before Western Zhou |681 BCE: to Qi |- |Tan |[[:zh:郯国|郯]] |Tan | [[Tancheng County]], Shandong |''unknown'' |414 BCE: to Yue |- |[[Tan (state)|Tan]] |[[:zh:譚國|譚]] |Tan | [[Zhangqiu]], Shandong |{{circa|1046 BCE}} |684 BCE: to Qi |- | [[Teng (state)|Teng]] | [[:zh:滕国|滕]] | Teng | [[Tengzhou]], Shandong | King Wu's reign | 297 BCE: to Song |- | Wangshu | [[:zh:王叔国|王叔]] | Wangshu | [[Mengjin County]], Henan | King Xiang of Zhou | 563 BCE: to Zhou dynasty |- |rowspan=5 | [[Wey (state)|Wei (Wey)]] |rowspan=5| [[:zh:卫国|衛]] | [[Zhaoge]] (朝歌) | [[Qi County, Hebi|Qi County]], Henan |rowspan=5| King Cheng's reign |rowspan=5| 209 BCE: to Qin |- |Cao (曹) | [[Hua County, Henan]] |- |Chuqiu (楚丘) | Hua County, Henan |- |Diqiu (帝丘) | [[Puyang County]], Henan |- |Yewang (野王) | [[Qinyang]], Henan |- | Wen | [[:zh:温国|溫]] | Wen | [[Wen County, Henan]] | King Wu's reign | 650 BCE: to [[Beidi]] |- style="background:#eca4a4" | [[Wu (state)|Wu]] | [[:zh:吴国|吳]] | Wu, or Gusu (姑蘇) | [[Suzhou, Jiangsu|Suzhou]], Jiangsu | ''unknown'' | 473 BCE: to Yue |- | [[Xi (state)|Xi]] | [[:zh:息國|息]] | Xi |[[Xi County, Henan]] | ''unknown'' | 684 – 680 BCE: to Chu |- | [[Xian (state)|Xian]] | [[:zh:弦國|弦]] | Xian | [[Huanggang]], Hubei | ''unknown'' | 655 BCE: to Chu |- | Xiang | [[:zh:向国|向]] | Xiang | [[Ju County]], Shandong | ''unknown'' | 721 BCE: to Ju |- |rowspan=2 | [[Xing (state)|Xing]] |rowspan=2 | [[:zh:邢国|邢]] | Xing | [[Xingtai]], Hebei |rowspan=2 | King Cheng's reign |rowspan=2 | 632 BCE: to Wey |- |Yiyi (夷儀) | [[Liaocheng]], Shandong |- <!--note there were two states – both are romanized as Xu--> | [[Xu (state)|Xu]] | [[:zh:徐国|徐]] | Xu | [[Tancheng County]], Shandong | before Western Zhou | 512 BCE: to Wu |- |rowspan=5 | [[Xǔ (state)|Xu]] |rowspan=5 | [[:zh:许国|許]] ''or'' 鄦 | Xu | [[Xuchang]], Henan |rowspan=5 | King Wu's reign |rowspan=5 | {{circa|5th century BCE}}: to Chu |- |Ye (葉) | [[Ye County]], Henan |- |Yi (夷) or Chengfu (城父) | [[Bozhou]], Anhui |- |Xi (析) | [[Xixia County]], Henan |- |Rongcheng (容城) | [[Lushan County, Henan]] |- |rowspan=3 | Xue, [[Pi (state)|Pi]] |rowspan=3 | 薛 ''or'' [[:zh:邳国|邳]] |Xue | [[Tengzhou]], Shandong |rowspan=3 |before Western Zhou |rowspan=3 |418 BCE: to Qi |- |Xiapi (下邳) | [[Pizhou]], Jiangsu |- |Shangpi (上邳) | Pizhou, Jiangsu |- |Xuqu |[[:zh:須句國|須句]] |Xuqu | [[Dongping County]], Shandong |''unknown'' |620 BCE: to Lu |- |rowspan=2 | [[Yan (state)|Yan]] |rowspan=2 | [[:zh:燕国|燕]] | Bo (亳), or Shengju (聖聚) | [[Fangshan District]], [[Beijing]] |rowspan=2 | King Wu's reign |rowspan=2 | 222 BCE: to Qin |- |[[Jicheng (Beijing)|Ji]] (薊) |Beijing |- | Southern Yan | [[:zh:南燕国|南燕]] | Yan | [[Yanjin County, Henan|Yanjin County]], Henan | ''unknown'' | ''unknown'' |- | Yan | 鄢 | Yan | [[Yanling County, Henan|Yanling County]], Henan | King Wu's reign | 769 BCE: to Zheng |- |Yang |{{linktext|陽}} |Yang | [[Yinan County]], Shandong |''unknown'' |660 BCE: to Qi |- | Yin | [[:zh:尹國|尹]] | Yin | [[Xin'an County]], Henan | King Xuan's reign | ''unknown'' |- | [[Ying (state)|Ying]] | [[:zh:應國|應]] | Ying | [[Pingdingshan]], Henan | King Cheng's reign | 646 BCE: to Chu |- |Yu |[[:zh:邘国|邘]] ''or'' 于 |Yu |Qinyang, Henan |King Wu's reign |''unknown'' |- | Yu | [[:zh:鄅国|鄅]] | Yu | [[Linyi]], Shandong | ''unknown'' | 524 BCE: to Lu |- | Yuan | [[:zh:原国|原]] | Yuan | [[Jiyuan]], Henan | King Wu's reign | 635 BCE: to Jin |- style="background:#eca4a4" |rowspan=3 | [[Yue (state)|Yue]] |rowspan=3| [[:zh:越國|越]] | Kuaiji (會稽) | [[Shaoxing]], [[Zhejiang]] |rowspan=3| ''unknown'' |rowspan=3| 306 BCE: to Chu |- style="background:#eca4a4" |Langya (琅邪) | [[Jiaonan]], Shandong |- style="background:#eca4a4" | Wu (吳) | Suzhou, Jiangsu |- | [[Zeng (state)|Zeng]], [[Sui (state)|Sui]] | [[:zh:曾国 (姬姓)|曾]] ''or'' 隨 | Sui | [[Suizhou]], Hubei | ''unknown'' | ''unknown'': to Chu |- |Zeng |[[:zh:鄫国|鄫]] |Zeng | [[Fangcheng County]], Henan |before Western Zhou |567 BCE: to Ju |- | Zhan | [[:zh:詹國|詹]] | ''unknown'' | ''unknown'' | 827 BCE | ''unknown'' |- |Zhang |[[:zh:鄣国|鄣]] |Zhang |Dongping County, Shandong |early Western Zhou |664 BCE: to Qi |- |rowspan=2| [[Zheng (state)|Zheng]] |rowspan=2| [[:zh:鄭國|鄭]] | Zheng | [[Hua County, Shaanxi]] |rowspan=2| 806 BCE |rowspan=2| 375 BCE: to Han |- |Xinzheng (新鄭) |[[Xinzheng]], Henan |- |rowspan=2| [[Zhongshan (state)|Zhongshan]] |rowspan=2| [[:zh:中山国|中山]] | Gu (顧) | [[Dingzhou]], Hebei |rowspan=2| 506 BCE |rowspan=2| 296 BCE: to Zhao |- |Lingshou (靈壽) | [[Lingshou County]], Hebei |- <!--Fief of Duke of Zhou's descendants, not the same as Zhou dynasty --> | Zhou | [[:zh:周邑|周]] | Zhou | [[Fengxiang County]], Shaanxi | King Wu's reign | ''unknown'' |- | [[Zhoulai]] | [[:zh:州來國|州來]] | Zhoulai | Fengtai County, Anhui | 8th century BCE | 528 BCE: to Chu |- | Zhu | [[:zh:祝國|祝]] | Zhu | [[Changqing District]], Jinan, Shandong | King Wu's reign | 768 BCE: to Qi |- |Zhu |[[:zh:铸国|鑄]] |Zhu |[[Feicheng]], Shandong |King Wu's reign |''unknown'': to Qi |- |Zhuan |[[:zh:鄟国|鄟]] |Zhuan |Tancheng, Shandong |''unknown'' |585 BCE: to Lu |- |Zhuanyu |[[:zh:顓臾國|顓臾]] |Zhuanyu |[[Pingyi County]], Shandong |King Wu's reign |''unknown'' |- |rowspan=2| [[Zou (state)|Zou]], Zhu |rowspan=2| [[:zh:邾国|鄒]] ''or'' 邾 | Zhu (邾) | Qufu, Shandong |rowspan=2| King Wu's reign |rowspan=2| 4th century BCE: to Chu |- |Zou (鄒) | [[Zoucheng]], Shandong |- | colspan="6" | '''Key:''' |- style="background:#eca4a4" | colspan="6" | Hegemon |- | colspan="6" |''Note: Capitals are listed in chronological order.'' |}
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