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Lai (state)

Lai (simplified Chinese: 莱; traditional Chinese: 萊; pinyin: Lái), also known as Laiyi (萊夷; Láiyí), was an ancient Dongyi state located in what is now eastern Shandong Province, recorded in the Book of Xia. Tang Shanchun (唐善纯) believes lái means "mountain" in the Old Yue language, while the Yue Jue Shu (越絕書) says lai means "wilderness".

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Capital
Changle (昌樂) Linqu (臨朐) Ni (郳)
Common languages
Old Chinese
Government
Monarchy
• ?–567 BCE
Duke Gong of Lai
• Conquered by Qi
567 BC
• Established
?

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Capital · 1
Lai (state) → Changle (昌樂) Linqu (臨朐) Ni (郳)
Common languages · 1
Lai (state) → Old Chinese
Government · 1
Lai (state) → Monarchy
• ?–567 BCE · 1
Lai (state) → Duke Gong of Lai
• Conquered by Qi · 1
Lai (state) → 567 BC
• Established · 1
Lai (state) → ?

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lai qi state shandong 567 bc lái also dongyi duke gong chinese old history traditional eastern tip peninsula bordering laiwu

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Lai (state)CapitalChangle (昌樂) Linqu (臨朐) Ni (郳)1.00infobox
Lai (state)Common languagesOld Chinese1.00infobox
Lai (state)GovernmentMonarchy1.00infobox
Lai (state)• ?–567 BCEDuke Gong of Lai1.00infobox
Lai (state)• Conquered by Qi567 BC1.00infobox
Lai (state)• Established?1.00infobox

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