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According to Sima Qian, its rulers claimed to be descended from Yu the Great, and the annotation to the Guo Yu mention that their surname was Mi (the same as the kings of Chu). Early life and education Sima Qian was born and grew up in Longmen, near present-day Hancheng Shaanxi. Yǔ ( (21st century BCE born Sì Wénmìng) often regarded with legendary status as Yu the Great (大禹 Dà-Yǔ) was the first ruler and founder of Chǔ ( 楚) was a kingdom in what is now central and southern China during the Spring and Autumn period ( 722 - 481 BC) and

Ancient Chinese texts do not mention Yue until the wars which opposed it to its northern neighbour, the state of Wu, in the late 6th century BC. Wu (吳 was a state during the Spring and Autumn Period in China. The 6th century BC started the first day of 600 BC and ended the last day of 501 BC. After several decades of conflict, King Goujian of Yue managed to destroy and annex Wu in 473 BC, and Yue became one of the powerful states in the early Warring States Period. King Goujian of Yue ( Chinese: 越王勾踐 (reigned 496 BC - 465 BC) was the king of the Kingdom of Yue (present-day Shanghai, northern Wu (吳 was a state during the Spring and Autumn Period in China. Events By place China The State of Wu is annexed by the State of Yue. The Warring States Period ( also known as the Era of Warring States covers the period from some time in the 5th century BC to the unification of China by the

In 334 BC, the State of Yue, under the rule of Wu Jiang, the sixth generation descendant of Goujian, was eventually defeated and annexed by Chu. Events By place Persian Empire The king of Caria, Pixodarus, dies and is succeeded by his son-in-law Orontobates. Chǔ ( 楚) was a kingdom in what is now central and southern China during the Spring and Autumn period ( 722 - 481 BC) and The second son of Wu Jiang, Ming Di, was appointed by the ruler of Chu to administer a place called Wu Cheng (present day Wu Xing county of Zhejiang province), which was situated south of Ou Yang Ting (pavilion), so named because it was built on the south and yang (sunny) side of the Ou Yu Mountain, and hence was given the title of Ou Yang Ting Hou (the equivalent of Marquis). Zhejiang ( is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. 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. Events By place Seleucid Empire The Seleucid king Seleucus III is assassinated in Phrygia by members of his army The descendants took up the surname Ou, Ouyang or Ou Hou (since disappeared) in remembrance of his official title. Ou (區 or 歐 is an English transliteration of the Chinese surname 區 or 歐 ( Pinyin: ōu Ouyang ( also spelled Owyang, Au Yong, Auyong, Auyang, Au Yeung, Au Ieong, Ao Ieong, Oyong,

After the fall of Yue, the ruling family moved to Fujian and set up the Minyue kingdom, which did not fall until ~150 BC by the Han Dynasty. This article is about the People's Republic of China province Minyue ( was an ancient kingdom located what is now the province of Fujian in Southern China The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. Minyue cities, neatly constructed from stone, were excavated in Fujian and tombs showing the Yue burial customs were recently discovered.

The state was famous for the quality of its metalworking, in particular its swords. Examples include the extremely-well preserved Sword of Goujian and sword of King Zhou Gou (州勾). The Sword of Goujian ( Traditional Chinese: 越王勾踐劍, Simplified Chinese: 越王勾践剑 is an archaeological artifact of the Spring The beauty Xi Shi was a native of the state. Xi Shi (西施 Pinyin: Xī Shī c 506 BC – ? was one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

See also

• Yue (peoples)

External links

• Eric Henry: The Submerged History of Yuè (Sino-Platonic Papers 176, May 2007; PDF)