The State of Teng (, 1046–414BC) was a small Chinese
state
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that existed during the
Spring and Autumn period
The Spring and Autumn period was a period in Chinese history from approximately 770 to 476 BC (or according to some authorities until 403 BC) which corresponds roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou period. The period's name derives fr ...
and the
Warring States period
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, and was located in the south of modern-day
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. Its territory is now the county-level city of
Tengzhou
Tengzhou () is a county-level city of Zaozhuang, Shandong province of the People's Republic of China, and is the site of the feudal vassal Teng (state), State of Teng during the Spring and Autumn period.
Tengzhou was likely the birthplace of the ...
().
Teng's ruling family was the
Ji () family, with the founder,
Shu Xiu of Cuo
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* Sichuan, China, officially abbreviated as Shu (蜀)
* Shu (state) (conquered by Qin in 316 BC), an ancient state in modern Sichuan
* Shu Han (221–263) during the Three Kingdoms Period
* Western Shu (405–413), also ...
(錯叔繡), being the 14th brother of
King Wu of Zhou
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King Wu's ancestral name was ...
(). It was conquered and annexed by the State of
Yue () during the reign of
King Goujian of Yue
Goujian () (reigned 496–465 BC) was the king of the Kingdom of Yue (越國, present-day northern Zhejiang) near the end of the Spring and Autumn period (春秋). He was the son of Marquis Yunchang.
Goujian's reign coincided with arguably th ...
(越王勾踐, r. 496–465BC).
Teng was a vassal of the State of
Lu (), and is famed as the birthplace of the Chinese philosopher
Mozi
Mozi (; ; Latinized as Micius ; – ), original name Mo Di (), was a Chinese philosopher who founded the school of Mohism during the Hundred Schools of Thought period (the early portion of the Warring States period, –221 BCE). The ancie ...
() and architect
Lu Ban (). The name of the state survives in both the city of Tengzhou and the Chinese clan name of
Teng Teng may refer to:
*Teng (surname) (滕), a Chinese surname
*Teng (state), an ancient Chinese state
*Teng (mythology), a flying dragon in Chinese mythology
*Teng County
Teng County or Tengxian (; za, Dwngz Yen) is a county of eastern Guangxi, C ...
().
It was conquered by King Zhugou (朱勾, d.411 BC) of
Yue (). Then its nobility re-establish the country. Finally it was annihilated by
King Kang of Song
Yan, King of Song (, died 286 BC), also known as King Kang of Song (宋康王) or King Xian of Song (宋獻王), was the last ruler of Song. He ruled the state between 328 BC until his death in 286 BC.
Yan was a descendant of Duke Dai, the 1 ...
() in 297 BC.
History of Shandong
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