Minyue
Minyue (Chinese: 閩越; Pinyin: Mǐnyuè, Mínyuè) was an ancient kingdom in what is now the Fujian province in southern China. It was a contemporary of the Han dynasty, and was later annexed by the Han empire as the dynasty expanded southward. The kingdom existed approximately from 334 BC to 110 BC.
Minyue | |||||||||||
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| 334 BC–111 BC | |||||||||||
The location of Minyue kingdom before the conquest of the Han dynasty | |||||||||||
| Status | Kingdom | ||||||||||
| Capital | Ye (冶, modern Wuyishan) later Dongye (東冶, modern Fuzhou) | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Minyue language Old Chinese | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| King | |||||||||||
• 202 – 192 BC | Wuzhu (無諸) | ||||||||||
• ? – 135 BC | Ying (郢) | ||||||||||
• 135 – 120 BC | Chou (丑) | ||||||||||
• 135 – 111 BC | Yushan (餘善) | ||||||||||
• 120 – 110 BC | Jugu (居股) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 334 BC | ||||||||||
• Defeated and annexed by the Han dynasty | 111 BC | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | China | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 閩越 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 闽越 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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