Ying (state)
Appearance
State of Ying | |
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c.1030 BCE–646 BCE | |
![]() Ying | |
Status | Vassal state |
Capital | Pingdingshan |
Common languages | Old Chinese |
Religion | Chinese folk religion Ancestor veneration |
Government | Monarchy |
Historical era | Zhou dynasty |
• Established | c.1030 BCE |
• Conquered by Chu | 646 BCE |
Today part of | China |
Ying (traditional Chinese:
History[edit]
The state of Ying was founded around 1030 BCE by Ying Hou, a younger brother of King Cheng of Zhou.[2]: 312
Partial list of rulers[edit]
- 1. Ying Hou (
應 侯 ) younger brother of King Cheng of Zhou[1] - 2. Ying Hou Xiangong (
應 侯 見 工 ), son of Ying Hou[3]
(Unknown intermediary king[s])
- Ying Ligong (or Xigong,
應 釐公)[4]
(Unknown intermediary king[s])
- Ying Houcheng (
應 侯 爯)[4]
(Unknown later king[s])
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Shaughnessy, Edward L. (2001). "New Sources of Western Zhou History: Recent Discoveries of Inscribed Bronze Vessels". Early China. 26/27: 73–98. doi:10.1017/S0362502800007240. ISSN 0362-5028. JSTOR 23354199. S2CID 163754190.
- ^ Loewe, Michael; Shaughnessy, Edward L. (1999-03-13). The Cambridge History of Ancient China: From the Origins of Civilization to 221 BC. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521470308.
- ^ Wang, Longzheng (2009). "
新 见应侯 见工簋铭文 考 释" [Explanation of the New Discoveries of Ying Hou Xiangong's gui Inscription]. Central Plains Historical Relics (in Chinese). 5: 54–58 – via Ai Xueshu. - ^ a b "应侯簋考释" [Examination of Ying Hou's gui Inscription]. Cultural Sinology Reports (in Chinese). 15: 1–5 – via Baidu.
Further reading[edit]
- Liu, Yuan (Spring 2005). "读《
西 周 封 国 考 疑 》" [Commentary on Verifying Western Zhou Vassals]. Chinese Historical Research Trends (in Chinese): 28–29 - Ying, Weiqiang
古 应国文明 史 [Ancient History of the Ying Civilization]. (in Chinese)