Wu (region)
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Wu (
Yangtze River).[1] The Wu region was historically part of the ancient Yang Province
in southeastern China. The name "Wu" came from the names of several historical kingdoms based in that area.
History
The first
Western Zhou dynasty. Once considered to be a vassal state of the Western Zhou dynasty, the Wu state emerged as a major power among the various states in China at the end of the Spring and Autumn period
.
The most influential one among the historical Wu kingdoms was the state of Eastern Wu, which existed during the Three Kingdoms period.
In the
Yang Province. Wu Commandery was later converted to Wu Prefecture. In the Sui and Tang dynasties, the names changed several times between Wu and Su and eventually named Su Prefecture (present-day Suzhou
) in the year 758.
There was two Wu Prefectures during the
Northern Dynasties was renamed Yang Prefecture (present-day Yangzhou) in the year 589, and around the same time Yang Prefecture was renamed Jiang Prefecture (present-day Nanjing
).
Notable cities
Meili
The state of Wu was founded by
Taibo and Zhongyong, the first and second son of King Tai of Zhou. Meili (梅里) was the capital city. The vicinity is now known as Wuxi
.
Suzhou
Suzhou was the capital of the Wu state during the Warring States period. Suzhou was also called Wuzhou.
The Wu language and its dialects are spoken in Wu region. The city of Suzhou is located in the core area of Wu region, and the dialect spoken in Suzhou is usually regarded as the most typical Wu language dialect.
Nanjing
The capital of the Eastern Wu state during the Three Kingdoms period was Nanjing, whose names include Jinling, Jianye and Jiankang.
In the
Southern dynasties. The Go- component in the name Go-on is cognate
to the Chinese word Wu (Wu is the pronunciation for the glyph 吳 in Mandarin. However, in today's Wu language 吳 is usually pronounced as Ho, Oh, Ng, or Nguu).
See also
- Wu culture
- Wu languages
- Wu peoples
References
Look up Wu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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