Jin (Spring and Autumn Period)
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Was one of many small polities that existed during the Chinese Spring and Autumn Period. It originated during King Cheng's reign.
Establishment
January 1005 BC: The polity originated during the reign of king Cheng of Zhou.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
1. Events
January 999 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
January 770 BC: The polity is assumed to existed since the start of the Spring and Autumn period in 770 BC.
January 699 BC: Han was conquered by the State of Jin and enfeoffed to Wuzi of Han, who was a descendant of Marquis Mu of Jin, in 8th century BC.
January 686 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
January 676 BC: The Yang state was conquered by the Jin state.
January 660 BC: Huo conquered by Jin.
January 634 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
January 515 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
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.
Disestablishment
January 452 BC: In 453 BC, Jin was split into three successor states: Han, Zhao and Wei.
Selected Sources
Cho-yun, H. (1999): The Spring and Autumn period In Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press, pp. 545-586
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, Wikipedia, 10 july 2017, https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:States_of_Zhou_Dynasty.png
States of Zhou Dynasty. Retrieved on March, 20th 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:States_of_Zhou_Dynasty.png
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