State of Lü
吕/呂
CapitalWest of Nanyang, Henan
Religion
Chinese folk religion, ancestor worship, Taoism
GovernmentMonarchy
CurrencyChinese coin
ISO 3166 codeLU
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Zhou dynasty
State of Chu

(simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) was a Zhou dynasty vassal state in present-day central China in the early years of the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 BC).

Origin

As the rulers of the four states of Qi, Xu, Shen and Lü all had the surname Jiang (), they claimed a common ancestry.[1]

See also

References

  1. Guoyu· Zhouyu Zhong (周语中)

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