Polity Dai (Northern Hebei)

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Was one of many small polities that emerged during the Chinese Spring and Autumn Period.

Establishment

  • January 599 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 456 BC: Shortly after becoming head of the Zhao clan (then still part of Jin), Wuxu invited his brother-in-law the king of Dai to a feast. The king, whom the Huainanzi describes as a Mohist convert, came with many of the leading men of his country; Wuxu had them massacred.[19] He then swiftly invaded, overran, and annexed the lands of Dai to his realm in 457 BC.

Selected Sources

  • Five hegemons of Spring and Autumn period. Retrieved on March, 20th 2021 on https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Five_Hegemons.png
  • Gernet, J. (1996): A History of Chinese Civilisation, Cambridge (UK), p. 59
  • States of Zhou Dynasty. Retrieved on March, 20th 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:States_of_Zhou_Dynasty.png