State of Chao 巢 | |||||||
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| Unknown–c. 580 BC | |||||||
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:States_of_Zhou_Dynasty.png) Chao is a state in the southeast | |||||||
| Capital | Chao (modern-day Chaohu or near Huainan)[1] | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
| Historical era | Late Shang period Western Zhou period Spring and Autumn period | ||||||
• Established | Unknown | ||||||
• Conquered by Chu | c. 580 BC | ||||||
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| Today part of | China | ||||||
Chao (Chinese: 巢) was a minor state of the Chinese Bronze Age, whose people belonged[1] to the Shu tribes (群舒, literally "Many Shu") that lived south of the Huai River.[2] Chao's exact location is unknown; traditionally, it was assumed that the state had existed in the vicinity of modern-day Chaohu, Anhui,[1][3] but more recent sinologists like He Hao and Barry Blakeley consider it more likely that Chao was located further north, near the Huai River.[3]
- ^ a b c Blakeley (1999), p. 182.
- ^ Ulrich Theobald. "Chinese History - Yi 夷". ChinaKnowledge. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ a b Sawyer (2013), p. 190.