Guzhu
title: "Guzhu" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["shang-dynasty", "ancient-chinese-states", "states-of-the-spring-and-autumn-period", "states-and-territories-disestablished-in-the-7th-century-bc"] topic_path: "geography/china" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guzhu" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| native_name | |
| conventional_long_name | Guzhu |
| common_name | Guzhu |
| government_type | Monarchy |
| year_start | c. 1600 BC |
| year_end | 660 BC |
| p1 | Shang dynasty |
| s1 | Yan (state) |
| event_end | Conquered by Yan |
| image_map | States of Zhou Dynasty.png |
| image_map_caption | Map of states in Zhou dynasty. Guzhu is in the northeast. |
| :: |
| native_name = | conventional_long_name = Guzhu | common_name = Guzhu | era = | status = | government_type = Monarchy | year_start = c. 1600 BC | year_end = 660 BC | p1 = Shang dynasty | s1 = Yan (state) | event_start = | event_end = Conquered by Yan | event1 = | date_event1 = | image_map = States of Zhou Dynasty.png | image_map_caption = Map of states in Zhou dynasty. Guzhu is in the northeast. | capital = | common_languages = | religion = | currency = | leader1 = | leader2 = | year_leader1 = | year_leader2 = | title_leader = Guzhu () 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 whom they share the same clan name Zi. 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
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| Posthumous name | Name | Period as leader |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| :: |
References
References
- "皇明九邊考 : 皇明九邊考卷第二 - 中國哲學書電子化計劃".
- [http://www.xinfajia.net/5213.html Sixteen Chapters on Weighing and Balancing Economic Factors (《管子·轻重十六篇》): Chaps. 72 - 73]
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