Polity Liao

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

Establishment

  • January 770 BC: The polity is assumed to existed since the start of the Spring and Autumn period in 770 BC.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 621 BC: The king of Chu's son wiped out the State of Liao.

Selected Sources

  • Cho-yun, H. (1999): The Spring and Autumn period In Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press, pp. 545-586
  • States of Zhou Dynasty, Wikipedia, 10 july 2017, https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:States_of_Zhou_Dynasty.png