State of Yue

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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.

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

January 721 BC: Gumie was a small state during the Zhou dynasty and Spring and Autumn period (722-479 BC) .
January 479 BC: Gumie conquered by King Goujian of Yue.
January 472 BC: Wu defeated by Yue.
January 413 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
January 333 BC: Both Minyue and Dong'ou were founded by the royal Zou family who fled Yue after being defeated by Chu and Qi in 334 BC.

January 305 BC: During the reign of Wuqiang (無彊), six generations after Goujian, Yue was partitioned by Chu and Qi in 306 BC.

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