Polity Tan (譚)

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Was one of many small polities that existed during the Chinese Spring and Autumn Period. It originated before the Zhou Dynasty or at the beginning of its existence.

Establishment

  • January 1045 BC: The polity originated before the western Zhou period.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • January 1044 BC: The polity originated before the western Zhou period.
  • January 1041 BC: Xu's existence is first reliably reported by the Yi Zhou Shu for 1042 BC.
  • January 770 BC: The polity is assumed to existed since the start of the Spring and Autumn period in 770 BC.

Disestablishment

  • January 683 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.

Selected Sources

  • Cho-yun, H. (1999): The Spring and Autumn period In Cambridge History of Ancient China, Cambridge University Press, pp. 545-586
  • 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, Wikipedia, 10 july 2017, https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:States_of_Zhou_Dynasty.png
  • States of Zhou Dynasty. Retrieved on March, 20th 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:States_of_Zhou_Dynasty.png