Pi (state)

State of Pi
邳
State of Pi 邳
11th Century BCE–unknown
Capital	Xuecheng (薛城), 30 km south of ancestor worship, Taoism
Government	Monarchy
Earl
History
• Established	11th Century BCE
• Disestablished	unknown
Currency	Chinese coin, gold coins
	Succeeded by
Chu (state)

Pi (

vassal state in ancient China. Also known as Xue (Chinese

: 薛), Pi was ruled by members of the Ren (任) family.

Its progenitor

Shandong Province.^[2]

During the

Western Zhou Dynasty (1046–771 BCE), the State of Pi shares a border with the State of Song to the east and the State of Tan

(郯国) to the north.

History

Shang Dynasty

(1600–1046 BCE) show the Chinese characters “丕” and “邑” (literally: grand city) side by side; these were later combined into the single form “邳”.

In the

State of Peng. In 418 BCE the State of Qi moved into Xue's territory forcing its inhabitants to move south into Lower Pi (邳下), which was located on the lower reaches of the Si River. Upper Pi (邳上) lay to the north along the same river. The state was eventually overthrown by the State of Chu

.

With its history of more than 1,500 years, Pi made an important contribution to the development of the eastern Xuzhou region.

References

^ Zuo Zhuan First Year of Duke Ding of Lu.
^ "Vassal state land grants during the Western Zhou Dynasty (西周所分封的诸侯国)" (in Chinese). Retrieved October 29, 2010.

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[1] Zuo Zhuan First Year of Duke Ding of Lu.

[2] "Vassal state land grants during the Western Zhou Dynasty (西周所分封的诸侯国)" (in Chinese). Retrieved October 29, 2010.

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