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Wu (state)

Wu (Chinese: 吳; pinyin: Wú, Old Chinese: *ŋʷˤa) was a state during the Western Zhou dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period, outside the Zhou cultural sphere. It was also known as Gouwu (句吳) or Gongwu (工/攻吳) from the pronunciation of the local language. Wu was located at the mouth of the Yangtze River east of the State of Chu and south of the State of…

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Capital
Wu (modern-day Wuxi and Suzhou, Jiangsu province)
Government
Monarchy
Historical era
Zhou dynasty Spring and Autumn period
Status
Kingdom
• Defeated by Yue
473 BC
• Foundation by Taibo
12th century BC

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Wu (state)

Nodes84
Edges83
Triples6
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
Components1

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Wu (state)

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Capital · 1
Wu (state) → Wu (modern-day Wuxi and Suzhou, Jiangsu province)
Government · 1
Wu (state) → Monarchy
Historical era · 1
Wu (state) → Zhou dynasty Spring and Autumn period
Status · 1
Wu (state) → Kingdom
• Defeated by Yue · 1
Wu (state) → 473 BC
• Foundation by Taibo · 1
Wu (state) → 12th century BC

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wu king yue state zhou chinese chu taibo bc dynasty spring autumn period capital zixu states language later also wuxi

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Wu (state)CapitalWu (modern-day Wuxi and Suzhou, Jiangsu province)1.00infobox
Wu (state)GovernmentMonarchy1.00infobox
Wu (state)Historical eraZhou dynasty Spring and Autumn period1.00infobox
Wu (state)StatusKingdom1.00infobox
Wu (state)• Defeated by Yue473 BC1.00infobox
Wu (state)• Foundation by Taibo12th century BC1.00infobox

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