Ying (later Chu capital)
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Ying was the later capital city of the ancient Chinese state of Chu, serving as its major political and cultural center.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ying (later Chu capital) canonical | 1 |
| Ying, capital of Chu | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
former capital ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chu culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chu poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ Chu ritual practices ⓘ |
| capitalOf | State of Chu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilization | Zhou dynasty cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | State of Chu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalFunction |
center of artistic activities in Chu
ⓘ
center of religious activities in Chu ⓘ |
| era | Eastern Zhou period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | House of Mi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | archaeological site ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | served as Chu capital during much of the Warring States period ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | later capital of Chu ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Old Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | State of Chu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Hubei Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
Spring and Autumn period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Han River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jianghan Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ Yangtze River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | ancient Chinese historical texts ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chu heartland
ⓘ
ancient Chinese civilization ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
residence of Chu king
ⓘ
seat of Chu government ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessorCapital | Danyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
capital of Chu
ⓘ
cultural center of Chu ⓘ political center of Chu ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
administrative hub of Chu
ⓘ
military stronghold of Chu ⓘ |
| successorCapital | Shouchun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfProminence |
3rd century BCE
ⓘ
4th century BCE ⓘ 5th century BCE ⓘ 6th century BCE ⓘ 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| urbanType |
palace city
ⓘ
walled city ⓘ |
| usedBy | Chu rulers ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.