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Lu (state)

Lu (Chinese: 魯; c. 1042 – 249 BC) was a vassal state during the Zhou dynasty of ancient China located around modern southwest Shandong. Founded in the 11th century BC, its rulers were from a cadet branch of the House of Ji (姬) that ruled the Zhou dynasty. The first duke was Boqin, a son of the Duke of Zhou, who was brother of King Wu of Zhou and regent…

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Capital
1. Lushan (today Lushan) 2. City of Yan (today Qufu) 3. Qufu (today Qufu)
Government
Monarchy
ISO 3166 code
LU
Religion
Chinese folk religion, ancestor worship, Taoism
• Annexed by Chu
249 BC
• Established
c. 1042 BC

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Lu (state)

Nodes50
Edges49
Triples26
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.04
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Lu (state)

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related to External links · 17
Lu (state) → April, Archived, August, ESB6TEXXDCT, GGKEY, J62ZFNAA1NF, Jiaqing, June, Lu, Media, New Qing History, Qing, Retrieved, September, Wikimedia CommonsQin, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2, ZFQWEX019E4
Capital · 1
Lu (state) → 1. Lushan (today Lushan) 2. City of Yan (today Qufu) 3. Qufu (today Qufu)
Government · 1
Lu (state) → Monarchy
ISO 3166 code · 1
Lu (state) → LU
Religion · 1
Lu (state) → Chinese folk religion, ancestor worship, Taoism
• Annexed by Chu · 1
Lu (state) → 249 BC
• Established · 1
Lu (state) → c. 1042 BC

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lu state duke zhou bc history shandong states qi chinese 249 1042 dynasty qufu rulers today chu power huan eastern

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Lu (state)Capital1. Lushan (today Lushan) 2. City of Yan (today Qufu) 3. Qufu (today Qufu)1.00infobox
Lu (state)GovernmentMonarchy1.00infobox
Lu (state)ISO 3166 codeLU1.00infobox
Lu (state)ReligionChinese folk religion, ancestor worship, Taoism1.00infobox
Lu (state)• Annexed by Chu249 BC1.00infobox
Lu (state)• Establishedc. 1042 BC1.00infobox
Laiinstance offacing the non-Zhou peoples in states0.80text
Xuinstance offacing the non-Zhou peoples in states0.80text
was an important consideration in its foundationinstance offacing the non-Zhou peoples in states0.80text
Lu (state)related to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Lu (state)related to External linksMedia0.60section
Lu (state)related to External linksLu0.60section

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