Guzhu

Guzhu (Chinese: 孤竹; pinyin: Gūzhú) was a vassal state of the Shang and Zhou dynasties located in the vicinity of modern Tangshan, Hebei province. It was a Dongyi state and had close relations with King Tang of Shang. During the Western Zhou dynasty, the Lichi and Shanrong tribes rose up in the north-west and north-east respectively, causing concerns to Guzhu's southern neighbors, the states of Qi and Yan. 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 and Yan annexed Guzhu.

Guzhu rulers

See also

• Boyi and Shuqi
• Zhongshan (state)
• Shanrong

References

1. Shanrong
2. Shang dynasty
3. Yemaek
4. Chinese tea culture
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8. Lower Xiajiadian culture
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11. List of dynasties
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14. Baishe, Jiangxi
15. Fengnan, Tangshan
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18. List of township-level divisions of Guangdong
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