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Name: Guan

Type: Polity

Start: 1045 BC

End: 1039 BC

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Was one of many small polities that existed during the Chinese Spring and Autumn Period. It originated before the Zhou Dynasty or at the beginning of its existence.

Establishment


  • January 1045 BC: Guan was established soon after the founding of the Zhou dynasty as an appanage for Zhou King Wu's younger brother.
  • Chronology


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    Disestablishment


  • January 1038 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
  • 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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