State of Chu

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Warring States period kingdom Zhou dynasty vassal state ancient Chinese state

The State of Chu was a powerful and culturally influential ancient Chinese kingdom during the Zhou dynasty, known for its distinctive art, rituals, and major role in the Warring States period.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
State of Chu canonical	33
state of Chu	4
Chu (state)	3
Chu (ancient state)	1
Chu (major Zhou-era state)	1
Chu state (at times, as Pengcheng)	1
Chu state (various periods)	1
Chu state period	1
Kingdom of Chu	1
court of King Huai of Chu	1
state of Chu government	1
楚	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Warring States period kingdom ⓘ Zhou dynasty vassal state ⓘ ancient Chinese state ⓘ
archaeologicalSite	Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng ⓘ
associatedWith	Chu bamboo slips ⓘ Chu silk manuscripts ⓘ
capital	Danyang ⓘ Jiangling ⓘ Ying ⓘ
claimedDescentFrom	Zhuanxu ⓘ
conqueredBy	Qin dynasty ⓘ
conventionalLongName	State of Chu self-link ⓘ
culture	Chu culture ⓘ
dissolvedBy	state of Qin ⓘ surface form: Qin state
emergedFrom	Zhou dynasty enfeoffment ⓘ
endTime	223 BCE ⓘ
era	Warring States period ⓘ surface form: Eastern Zhou period Spring and Autumn period ⓘ Warring States period ⓘ
founder	Xiong Yi ⓘ
governmentType	hereditary monarchy ⓘ
hadTitleForRuler	king ⓘ
influenced	later Chinese literature ⓘ ritual and religious practices in southern China ⓘ
knownFor	Chu Ci poetry tradition ⓘ distinctive bronze art ⓘ expansion into southern regions ⓘ lacquerware ⓘ powerful military ⓘ unique burial customs ⓘ
language	Old Chinese ⓘ
locatedIn	Han River basin ⓘ Yangtze River ⓘ surface form: Yangtze River valley southern China ⓘ
majorRival	State of Han ⓘ State of Jin ⓘ State of Qi ⓘ state of Qin ⓘ surface form: State of Qin Eastern Wu ⓘ surface form: State of Wu State of Yue ⓘ
nativeName	State of Chu self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 楚
notableFigure	Qu Yuan ⓘ Wu Zixu ⓘ
notableRuler	King Huai of Chu ⓘ King Kaolie of Chu ⓘ King Zhuang of Chu ⓘ
partOf	Zhou dynasty political system ⓘ
playedRoleIn	power balance of the Warring States period ⓘ southern expansion of Zhou civilization ⓘ
religion	Chinese folk religion ⓘ shamanistic practices ⓘ
rulingClan	Xiong clan ⓘ
startTime	c. 11th century BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (49)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hubei Province → historicalRegionOf → State of Chu ⓘ

Changsha → wasImportantIn → State of Chu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chu state period

State of Chu → nativeName → State of Chu self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 楚

State of Chu → conventionalLongName → State of Chu self-link ⓘ

Warring States period → hasPart → State of Chu ⓘ

this entity surface form: state of Chu

Xuzhou → wasCapitalOf → State of Chu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chu state (at times, as Pengcheng)

State of Lu → borderedBy → State of Chu ⓘ

State of Lu → conqueredBy → State of Chu ⓘ

Rebellion of the Seven States → participant → State of Chu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Chu

Emperor Gaozu of Han → birthPlace → State of Chu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chu (ancient state)

Ying → country → State of Chu ⓘ

Ying → locatedIn → State of Chu ⓘ

Ying → capitalOf → State of Chu ⓘ

Ying → politicalCenterOf → State of Chu ⓘ

Ying → culturalCenterOf → State of Chu ⓘ

Danyang → locatedIn → State of Chu ⓘ

Danyang → capitalOf → State of Chu ⓘ

Jiangling → locatedIn → State of Chu ⓘ

Jiangling → capitalOf → State of Chu ⓘ

Spring and Autumn period → hasPart → State of Chu ⓘ

this entity surface form: state of Chu

King Zhuang of Chu → country → State of Chu ⓘ

King Zhuang of Chu → deathPlace → State of Chu ⓘ

Qu Yuan → employer → State of Chu ⓘ

this entity surface form: court of King Huai of Chu

Qu Yuan → employer → State of Chu ⓘ

this entity surface form: state of Chu government

Qu Yuan → allegiance → State of Chu ⓘ

Chu bamboo slips → culture → State of Chu ⓘ

Qin conquest of rival states → hasMainParticipant → State of Chu ⓘ

King Huai of Chu → country → State of Chu ⓘ

Chu silk manuscripts → associatedWith → State of Chu ⓘ

this entity surface form: state of Chu

State of Yue → rival → State of Chu ⓘ

State of Han → neighbor → State of Chu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chu (state)

State of Han → pressureFrom → State of Chu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chu (state)

King Kaolie of Chu → country → State of Chu ⓘ

King Kaolie of Chu → deathPlace → State of Chu ⓘ

Wu Zixu → birthPlace → State of Chu ⓘ

Wu Zixu → enemyState → State of Chu ⓘ

State of Jin → rival → State of Chu ⓘ

Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng → relatedTo → State of Chu ⓘ

Xiong Yi → successorState → State of Chu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chu (major Zhou-era state)

state of Wei → engagedInConflictWith → State of Chu ⓘ

subject surface form: State of Wei

Su Qin → associatedWith → State of Chu ⓘ

this entity surface form: state of Chu

Zhang Yi → workLocation → State of Chu ⓘ

Yan → associatedWithHistoricalStates → State of Chu ⓘ

subject surface form: Yan (surname)

state of Qin → borderedBy → State of Chu ⓘ

subject surface form: State of Qin

Pengcheng → wasCapitalOf → State of Chu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chu state (various periods)

Jin State → mainRival → State of Chu ⓘ

subject surface form: Jin (state)

this entity surface form: Chu (state)

ancient State of Chen → conqueredBy → State of Chu ⓘ

subject surface form: State of Chen

ancient State of Chen → neighboringState → State of Chu ⓘ

subject surface form: State of Chen

ancient State of Chen → successorState → State of Chu ⓘ

subject surface form: State of Chen