Lü (state)
Not to be confused with Lu (state).
| State of Lü | |||||
| 吕/呂 | |||||
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| Capital | West of Nanyang, Henan | ||||
| Religion | Chinese folk religion, ancestor worship, Taoism | ||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||
| History | |||||
| - | Established | unknown | |||
| - | Annexed by the State of Chu | unknown | |||
| Currency | Chinese coin | ||||
Lü (simplified Chinese: 吕; traditional Chinese: 呂; pinyin: Lǚ) was a Zhou dynasty vassal state in present-day central China in the early years of the Spring and Autumn period (722-481 BC).
Origin
As the rulers of the four states of Qi, Xu, Shen and Lü all had the surname Jiang (姜), they claimed a common ancestry.[1]
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