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Encyclopedia > State of Yue

Yue was a state in China which existed during the Spring and Autumn Period.


The state was famous for the quality of its metalworking, in particular its swords.


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Chinese History - Zhou Dynasty 周 feudal lords: Wu 吳 and Yue 越 (www.chinaknowledge.de) (533 words)
In 473 Wu was destroyed by the state of Yue south of it.
Yue was a Non-Chinese state of the southeast that significantly shaped the history of the Spring and Autumn (Chunqiu) 春秋 period.
The rulers of Yue are said to be descendants of the mythical Xia 夏 Dynasty with the surname Si 姒 or Yu 芋.
Top Literature - State of Yue (184 words)
Yue (Chinese: 越國; pinyin: yuègúo) was a Daic state in China which existed during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
In 334 BC, the State of Yue, under the rule of Wu Jiang, the sixth generation descendant, was eventually defeated and annexed by Chu.
After Chu was subjugated by Qin during the period of the Warring States in 223 BC, the title was abolished by the Qin Emperor Ying Zheng.
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