State of Guzhu 孤竹国 | |||||||
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| c. 1600 BC–660 BC | |||||||
 Map of states in Zhou dynasty, Guzhu is in the northeast | |||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | c. 1600 BC | ||||||
• Conquered by Yan | 660 BC | ||||||
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Guzhu (Chinese: 孤竹; pinyin: Gūzhú) was a vassal state of the Shang and Zhou dynasties located in the vicinity of modern Tangshan, Hebei province. It was a Dongyi state[1] and had close relations with King Tang of Shang. During the Western Zhou dynasty, the Lichi and Shanrong tribes rose up in the north-west and north-east respectively, causing concerns to Guzhu's southern neighbors, the states of Qi and Yan. In 664 BC, the monarch of an already-weakened Guzhu was killed by a Qi-Yan coalition during an expedition against the Shanrong. Finally, in 660 BC, Qi and Yan annexed Guzhu.[2]