''The Conquest'' is a television series based on the conflict between the states of Wu and Yue 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 fro ...

of Chinese history. The series was jointly produced by Hong Kong's

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and mainland China's

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under executive producers Tommy Leung and Raymond Chai. It was renamed to ''Legend of the Heroic Duo'' for the mainland China release, where it aired two episodes every night on Zhejiang Satellite TV (ZJSTV) from 6 June to 28 June 2006, totalling 49 episodes. In Hong Kong, ''The Conquest'' aired five days a week on the

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network from 18 December 2006 to 10 February 2007, totalling 42 episodes.

Cast

* Joe Ma as

King Fuchai of Wu Fuchai (reigned 495–473BC), sometimes also written Fucha, was the last king of the state of Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. His armies constructed important canals linking the Yellow, Ji, and Huai River systems of th ...

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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 ...

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Fan Li Fan Li () from the Spring and Autumn period, was an ancient Chinese military strategist, politician, and businessman. Fàn Li was an important political and military advisor to Goujian, the king of Yue. He later was known as Tao Zhu Gong (陶 ...

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as Xishi *

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Wen Zhong Wen Zhong () (died 472 BC) was an advisor in the state of Yue in the Spring and Autumn period. He was a native of Ying in the State of Chu. After Yue was defeated by the state of Wu in 494 BC, Wen Zhong bribed Bo Pi, the advisor to the leader ...

* Fan Zhiqi as

Wu Zixu :''Note: names are in simplified characters followed by traditional and Pinyin transliteration.'' Wu Yun (died 484 BC), better known by his courtesy name Zixu, was a Chinese military general and politician of the Wu kingdom in the Spring and Aut ...

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as Crown Prince You of Wu * Bonnie Xian as Princess Tengjue of Yue * Li Ming as

Bo Pi Bo Pi (; died 473 BC) was an official in the state of Wu in the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. His grandfather, Bo Zhouli, who was an official in the state of Chu, was executed, and Bo Pi fled to Wu, where he served as an adviser to ...

* Xu Baixiao as Crown Prince Luying of Yue * Lin Hai as Heyi, Queen of Yue * Yan Qin as Zheng Dan * Jia Ni as Meisi, Queen of Wu * Zhuo Fan as Wang Sunluo * Xian Yan as Yuenu * Wang Yi as Wu Feng * Pan Hong as King of Qi * Fu Xinyin as Princess of Chen * Liu Weihua as

King Helü of Wu King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the t ...

Viewership ratings

The following is a table that includes a list of the total ratings points based on television viewership, derived from the

network ratings in Hong Kong.

Awards and nominations

40th TVB Anniversary Awards (2007) * "Best Drama" * "Best Actor in a Leading Role" ( Joe Ma) * "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" (

)

References

External links

*
TVB.com ''The Conquest'' official page
on TVB's website *

on

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Cast

Viewership ratings

Awards and nominations

See also

References

External links