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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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 →
culture	Chu culture →
dissolvedBy	Qin state →
emergedFrom	Zhou dynasty enfeoffment →
endTime	223 BCE →
era	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 valley → southern China →
majorRival	State of Han → State of Jin → State of Qi → State of Qin → State of Wu → State of Yue →
nativeName	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 (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
State of Chu →	conventionalLongName
Warring States period ("state of Chu") →	hasPart
Hubei Province →	historicalRegionOf
State of Chu ("楚") →	nativeName
Xuzhou ("Chu state (at times, as Pengcheng)") →	wasCapitalOf
Changsha ("Chu state period") →	wasImportantIn