Dong'ou () also known as Ouyue (), was an ancient
kingdom
Kingdom commonly refers to:
* A monarchy ruled by a king or queen
* Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy
Kingdom may also refer to:
Arts and media Television
* ''Kingdom'' (British TV series), a 2007 British television drama s ...
in modern
Wenzhou
Wenzhou (pronounced ; Wenzhounese: Yuziou �y33–11 tɕiɤu33–32 ), historically known as Wenchow is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province in the People's Republic of China. Wenzhou is located at the extreme south east o ...
and
Taizhou,
Zhejiang Province,
China. The realm of Dong'ou was given to Zou Yao by
Emperor Gaozu of Han
Emperor Gaozu of Han (256 – 1 June 195 BC), born Liu Bang () with courtesy name Ji (季), was the founder and first emperor of the Han dynasty, reigning in 202–195 BC. His temple name was "Taizu" while his posthumous name was Empe ...
in 192 BC. During the
Han campaigns against Minyue
The Han campaigns against Minyue were a series of three Han military campaigns dispatched against the Minyue state. The first campaign was in response to Minyue's invasion of Eastern Ou in 138 BC. In 135 BC, a second campaign was sent ...
in 138 BC, the king of Dong'ou no longer wished to live in his realm after the incident, and had all his people moved into the
Han dynasty.
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191 BC
190s BC establishments
2nd-century BC disestablishments
2nd-century BC establishments
Former countries in Chinese history
History of Zhejiang
States and territories established in the 2nd century BC
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