Ba (hegemon)
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Ba (hegemon) was an ancient Chinese political status signifying a dominant regional leader who exercised military and diplomatic supremacy over other states, particularly during the Spring and Autumn period.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Chinese political status
ⓘ
hegemonic title ⓘ leadership role ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Zhou royal house NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Chinese titles
ⓘ
Chinese political history ⓘ Interstate relations in ancient China ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | direct rule by Zhou king ⓘ |
| country | Ancient China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exercisedOver |
regional Chinese states
ⓘ
vassal states of Zhou ⓘ |
| grantedBy | King of Zhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
diplomacy
ⓘ
military affairs ⓘ regional politics ⓘ |
| historicalContext | decline of direct Zhou royal power ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early form of regional hegemony in East Asia ⓘ |
| influencedBy | feudal structure of Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legitimizedBy | Zhou royal authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Guoyu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shiji NERFINISHED ⓘ Zuozhuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalNature | informal supremacy rather than formal sovereignty ⓘ |
| powerBase |
diplomatic alliances
ⓘ
economic resources ⓘ military strength ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
hegemony
ⓘ
overlordship ⓘ |
| roleIn |
maintaining interstate order
ⓘ
mediating disputes between states ⓘ organizing collective defense ⓘ |
| signifies |
diplomatic supremacy over other states
ⓘ
dominant regional leader ⓘ military supremacy over other states ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| transliteratedAs |
ba
ⓘ
霸 ⓘ |
| typicalFunction |
convening interstate conferences
ⓘ
enforcing interstate norms ⓘ leading alliances against external threats ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Eastern Zhou dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spring and Autumn period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Chinese interstate relations ⓘ |
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