Teng (state)
State of Teng 滕國 | |
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1046 BCE–297 BCE | |
Capital | Tengzhou (滕州) |
Common languages | Old Chinese |
Government | Viscounty ( |
Historical era | Western Zhou period Spring and Autumn period |
• Established | 1046 BCE |
• Conquered by Yue | 414 BCE |
• Conquered by Song | 297 BCE |
The State of Teng (Chinese: 滕國; pinyin: Ténggúo, 1046–414BC) was a small Chinese state that existed during the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, and was located in the south of modern-day Shandong (
Teng's ruling family was the Ji (
Teng was a vassal of the State of Lu (魯), and is famed as the birthplace of the Chinese philosopher Mozi (
It was conquered by King Zhugou (
References
[edit]- ^ Feng, Li (2006-08-17). Landscape and Power in Early China: The Crisis and Fall of the Western Zhou 1045–771 BC. Cambridge University Press. pp. 305–308. ISBN 978-1-139-45688-3.