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Qi (state)

Qi

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Duchy (1046–323 BC)
Kingdom (323–221 BC)
1046 BC–221 BC
Qi in 260 BC
Capital Yingqiu (Zibo)
Bogu (Binzhou)
Religion Chinese folk religion
ancestor worship
Government Monarchy
Chancellor
 •  685–645 BC Guan Zhong
History
 •  Enfeoffment of Duke Tai 1046 BC
 •  Conquered by Qin 221 BC
Currency Knife money
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Bogu
Qin dynasty
Qi
Qi (Chinese characters).svg
"Qi" in seal script (top), Traditional (middle), and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Qi was a state of the Zhou Kingdom in ancient China, variously reckoned as a march, duchy, and independent kingdom. Its capital was Yingqiu, located within present-day Zibo in Shandong.

Qi was founded shortly after the Zhou overthrow of Shang in the 11th century BC. Its first marquis was Jiang Ziya, minister of King Wen and a legendary figure in Chinese culture. His family ruled Qi for several centuries before it was replaced by the Tian family in 386 BC. In 221 BC, Qi was the final major state annexed by Qin during its unification of China.

During the Zhou conquest of Shang, Jiang Ziya served as the chief minister to King Wu. After Wu's death, Jiang remained loyal to the Duke of Zhou during the Three Guards' failed rebellion against his regency. The Shang prince Wu Geng had joined the revolt along with the Dongyi states of Yan, Xu, and Pugu. These were suppressed by 1039 BC and Jiang was given the Pugu lands in what is now western Shandong as the march of Qi. Little information survives from this period, but the Bamboo Annals suggest that the native people of Pugu continued to revolt for about another decade before being destroyed a second time c. 1026.


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