Ju () was a
Dongyi state in modern
Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region.
Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...
province during the
Zhou dynasty
The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by th ...
(1046–256 BCE) of ancient China. The rulers of Ju had the surname of
Ji 己. According to the ''
Shuowen Jiezi'', "Ju" means
taro
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or a wooden tool. It was weakened by wars with the states of
Chu
Chu or CHU may refer to:
Chinese history
* Chu (state) (c. 1030 BC–223 BC), a state during the Zhou dynasty
* Western Chu (206 BC–202 BC), a state founded and ruled by Xiang Yu
* Chu Kingdom (Han dynasty) (201 BC–70 AD), a kingdom of the Ha ...
and
Qi. Eventually the state was annexed by Qi, and the
City of Ju
Ju () was an ancient Chinese city that existed during the Warring States period, and was located in what is today Ju County, Rizhao Prefecture, Shandong.
The State of Ju was originally a vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty during the Spring and A ...
became a major stronghold of Qi.
張俊成：莒公孫朝子鐘銘及年代問題
Notes
Ancient Chinese states
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