Lu (state)
Lu (Chinese: 魯, c. 1042–249 BC) was a vassal state during the Zhou dynasty of ancient China located around modern Shandong province. Founded in the 11th century BC, its rulers were from a cadet branch of the House of Ji (姬) that ruled the Zhou dynasty. The first duke was Boqin, a son of the Duke of Zhou, who was brother of King Wu of Zhou and regent to King Cheng of Zhou.
State of Lu 魯國 | |
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| c. 1042 BC–249 BC | |
Lu is a state in the east, near Qi | |
| Capital | Qufu |
| Religion | Chinese folk religion, ancestor worship, Taoism |
| Government | Monarchy |
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| History | |
• Established | c. 1042 BC |
• Annexed by Chu | 249 BC |
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"Lu" in seal script (top), Traditional (middle), and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 魯 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 鲁 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lu was the home state of Confucius as well as Mozi, and as such has an outsized cultural influence among the states of the Eastern Zhou and in history. The Annals of Spring and Autumn, for instance, was written with the Lu rulers' years as their basis. Another great work of Chinese history, the Zuo Zhuan or Commentary of Zuo, was also written in Lu by Zuo Qiuming.
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