Ji
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Ji was an ancient Chinese city that served as the political and cultural center of the State of Yan during the Zhou dynasty period.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Chinese city
ⓘ
former capital city ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | identified with sites in modern Beijing municipality ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yan kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | State of Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilization | Chinese civilization ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culture | Yan culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring | Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center of Yan
ⓘ
cultural center of Yan ⓘ economic center of Yan ⓘ |
| governedBy | Yan rulers ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
military stronghold of Yan
ⓘ
regional administrative center ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | major city of the Warring States era ⓘ |
| knownAs | Jicheng (in some historical sources) ⓘ |
| knownFor | role in early history of Beijing area ⓘ |
| language | Old Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North China Plain (northern edge)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern China NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Beijing area ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bai River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yanshan Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Chinese historical texts
ⓘ
Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji) NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhou and Warring States period chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Yan commandery system (later periods)
ⓘ
Yan territory ⓘ Zhou dynasty feudal states system ⓘ Zhou dynasty political system ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Hebei region (historical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Youzhou region (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern periphery of the Zhou world ⓘ |
| servedAs |
cultural center of the State of Yan
ⓘ
political center of the State of Yan ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
gateway between Central Plains and northeastern regions
ⓘ
northern frontier defense ⓘ |
| successor |
Beijing (modern capital of China)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beiping (later historical city name in same area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeDepth |
Eastern Zhou period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Zhou period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanType | walled city ⓘ |
| usedScript | Chinese characters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
State of Yan