Guzhu
| State of Guzhu |
| 孤竹国 |
← 
| c. 1600 BC–664 BC
|
→
| |
| Capital |
Not specified |
|
| Government |
Monarchy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| History |
|
|
| - | Established |
c. 1600 BC |
|
|
|
|
|
| - | Conquered by Yan |
664 BC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guzhu (Chinese: 孤竹; pinyin: Gūzhú) was a vassal state of the Shang and Zhou dynasties located in the vicinity of modern Tangshan, Hebei province. The kingdom was tribal in origin and had close relations with King Tang of Shang. During the Western Zhou dynasty, the Lichi and Shanrong tribes rose up in the north-west and north-east respectively, causing concerns to Guzhu's southern neighbors: the states of Qi and Yan. In 664 BC, Guzhu, already weakened, was conquered by a Qi-Yan coalition during an expedition against the Shanrong.
Guzhu rulers
| Posthumous name | Name | Period as leader |
| Six former kings unclear |
| Fu Ding (父丁) | Motai Zhuyou (墨胎竹猷) | |
| Ya Wei (亞微) | Motai Chu (墨胎初) | |
| Ya Ping (亞憑) | Motai Feng (墨胎馮) | |
| Later kings cannot be confirmed |
See also
References