State of Qi
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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 1042 BC: The polity originated before the western Zhou period.
January 1042 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
Chronology
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Was a civil war, instigated by an alliance of discontent Zhou princes, Shang loyalists, vassal states and other non-Zhou peoples against the Western Zhou government.
1.1.Annexation of external allies of the Three Guards
After crushing the rebellion of the three guards the Duke of Zhou conquered the regions of Feng and Pugu, that were allied with the rebels.
January 1040 BC: The Duke of Zhou campaigned against the eastern rebel allies that were located beyond the Zhou kingdom's borders. Shortly after the Three Guards' defeat, the loyalists advanced into Shandong, with Duke of Zhou personally commanding the conquest of Feng and Pugu.
Were a series of military campaigns launched in the late 3rd century BC by the Qin state against the other six major Chinese states, leading to the unification of China under the Qin dynasty.
2.1.Conquest of Qi
Was a military campaign by the Qin Dynasty that led to the conquest of the state of Qi.
January 220 BC: Qi surrendered to Qin.
Was an insurrection in the Qin Empire that lead to its demise.
January 205 BC: After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, military leader Xiang Yu divided China into Eighteen Kingdoms. Among these, the State of Qi was established in western and central Shandong.
Was a war between the two most powerful successors of the Qin Dynasty, Western Chu and Han, won by the latter which was able to reunite China.
April 205 BC: Tian Rong (Qi's chancellor) was unhappy with how the Qi territories were allocated, so he waged war against the kings of Jiaodong, Qi and Jibei (collectively known as the Three Qis). Tian Rong conquered the Three Qis and installed Tian Fu as the King of Qi, but later took over the throne himself.
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 767 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
January 705 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
January 689 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
January 683 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
January 680 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
January 669 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
January 663 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
January 659 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
January 566 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
January 475 BC: End of Spring and Autumn period.
January 475 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
January 417 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
January 407 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
January 285 BC: Song conquered by Qi.
January 248 BC: The Zhou Dynasty is disestablished.
Disestablishment
January 205 BC: After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, military leader Xiang Yu divided China into Eighteen Kingdoms. Among these, the State of Qi was established in western and central Shandong.
April 205 BC: Tian Rong (Qi's chancellor) was unhappy with how the Qi territories were allocated, so he waged war against the kings of Jiaodong, Qi and Jibei (collectively known as the Three Qis). Tian Rong conquered the Three Qis and installed Tian Fu as the King of Qi, but later took over the throne himself.
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
