Dai (Northern Hebei)
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Was one of many small polities that emerged during the Chinese Spring and Autumn Period.
Establishment
January 599 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
Chronology
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Disestablishment
January 456 BC: Shortly after becoming head of the Zhao clan (then still part of Jin), Wuxu invited his brother-in-law the king of Dai to a feast. The king, whom the Huainanzi describes as a Mohist convert, came with many of the leading men of his country; Wuxu had them massacred.[19] He then swiftly invaded, overran, and annexed the lands of Dai to his realm in 457 BC.
Selected Sources
Five hegemons of Spring and Autumn period. Retrieved on March, 20th 2021 on https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Five_Hegemons.png
Gernet, J. (1996): A History of Chinese Civilisation, Cambridge (UK), p. 59
States of Zhou Dynasty. Retrieved on March, 20th 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:States_of_Zhou_Dynasty.png
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