Han was a minor Chinese state under the Zhou dynasty,^[1] located in present-day Jiangsu Province. It was established by sinicized refugees from the central plains, who established a new vassal state in the Shugang Hills (t 蜀岡山, s 蜀冈山, Shǔgāngshān) to the southeast of Zhou's kingdom.^[2] Its capital—also named Han—was located in the southern area of present-day Huai'an Municipality. By the early Spring and Autumn Period at the latest, Han was conquered by the Kingdom of Wu,^[2] whose king Fuchai named his Han Canal (t 邗溝, s 邗沟, Hángōu) and Hancheng (at present-day Yangzhou) after it.