Xian
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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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1. Events
January 654 BC: Change based on available maps for the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.
January 57: In 56, Xian, the king of Yarkent, conquered Khotan. He appointed Yulin as the king of Ligui and made his brother, Weishi, the new king of Khotan. This expansion of Xian's territory solidified his power and influence in the region.
Disestablishment
January 62: Khotan defeats Yarkand.
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
