Weifang, known as Weizhou and Weixian in ancient times, also known as Iris Capital, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province. Weifang City is located in the middle of the Shandong Peninsula, spanning latitudes 35°32' to 37°26 N and longitudes 118°10 to 120°01 E. For Weifang City, it is bordered by the Taiyi Mountains in the south, Laizhou Bay in the bohai Sea in the north, Qingdao and Yantai in the east, dongying and Zibo in the west, and the throat of the peninsula from the hinterland of Shandong Inland to the throat of the peninsula, and the straight-line distance is 183 kilometers west to the provincial capital Jinan. For Weifang City, it has a rich historical and cultural heritage. Among them, during the Spring and Autumn Period, there were a number of princely states located in the area of present-day Weifang City, Shandong Province. So, the question is, the 5 small countries in the Spring and Autumn Period are all located in the area of present-day Weifang City, do you know?
1. States and States
State State, the name of an ancient princely state. One was the State of Jiang (present-day Shandong) and the other was the State of Yan (present-day Hubei). Among them, as far as the State of Jiang surname is concerned. After Ji Fa, the King of Zhou Wu, established The Western Zhou Dynasty, he enfeoffed the princely state of Jiang, the State of Zhou. For the state state, the title was duke, which was obviously the highest title of the Zhou Dynasty princely states, such as the State of Qi and the State of Lu, which were also located in the area of present-day Shandong Province, which were only marquis states. As for the princely states of Qin, Chu, Zheng, Jin, Yan, and Wu, they were not as strong as the weak states in terms of titles. During the Zhou Dynasty, under the fifth rank of duke's uncle, the dukes and princes obviously had a relatively high status.
For the state, the capital was in the area of anqiu city in present-day Weifang City, Shandong Province. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the state state was first destroyed by the State of Qi, and later restored, named Chun YuGuo, still a duke, and became one of the small states in the Spring and Autumn Period. Around the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the state of Zhou was again destroyed by the State of Qi. After the fall of the state state, its descendants were called Chun Yushi, such as the military general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Chun Yu Qiong, who was a descendant of the state state.
2. Ji Guo
Ji Guo, also known as The Kingdom of Ji in the Ancient Books and the Jin Dynasty, was a princely state located in the east of the Shang Dynasty, and the State of Zuo continued into the Spring and Autumn Period. For Ji Guo, the monarch was surnamed Jiang, the capital of the state, in the area of Shouguang City, Weifang City, Shandong Province. The State of Ji was located east of the State of Qi and north of the State of Lai. The territory is no less than that of the State of Qi or the State of Lu. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Zhou royal family killed the Duke of Qi. In this regard, it is said that this is because of Ji Houjin's rumors.
On this basis, the State of Qi and the State of Ji formed a vendetta. The State of Qi has been waiting for an opportunity to annex the State of Ji, and revenge is one reason, in fact, the destruction of the State of Qi is the only way for the Expansion of the State of Qi. Ji Guo chose to make peace with the State of Lu and took advantage of the contradictions between the two powerful countries of Qilu to protect himself. The State of Lu sought to preserve the State of Ji and curb the expansion of the State of Qi. For the three princely states of Qi, Lu and Ji, a check and balance relationship similar to that of the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu was formed. This relationship between the three kingdoms lasted from the 8th century BC to 690 BC and did not end until the fall of the Ji Kingdom. In 690 BC, that is, in the early Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Ji was finally annexed by the State of Qi. After the fall of the Ji kingdom, the descendants of the monarchs of the Ji kingdom took Ji as their surname, which became an important origin of the Ji surname.
3. Laiguo
The State of Lai, also known as the State of Laizi, was a princely state in the pre-Qin period. The Shang Dynasty began to be sealed, and during the Western Zhou Dynasty, it became a princely state. For the Kingdom of Lai, the title was Marquis, later changed to Duke. In the early Spring and Autumn Period, the territory of the Lai State stretched from present-day Linqu in the west, to the Jiaodong Peninsula in the east, to the Bohai Sea in the north, and to the present-day Zhucheng and Jiaozhou in the south. For the Lai kingdom, the territory included present-day Weifang, Qingdao, Rizhao and other places. From this, it is very obvious that the State of Lai was once an important opponent of the State of Qi. Of course, during the Spring and Autumn Period, the Lai state was still destroyed by the rising State of Qi.
"Shi Yi Shu" said: Lai, Quinoa also.
Outside the East China Sea, there are the Kingdom of Qi, jiyu [嵎夷], Shaohaoguo, Chongshi, Quinoa [Lai], and later xiheguo.
In the Jiaodong Peninsula, there are many mountains and rivers with the name of Lai. The dividing line between the Jiaodong Peninsula and the western inland is the Jiaolai River, which consists of two parts, the one flowing south is the Jiaozhou River, which enters the sea in Jiaozhou Bay; the Lai River flows to the north and enters the sea in Laizhou Bay. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Qi and the State of Lai had several major wars, and the places where they occurred were in the Lai River Valley, which showed that the Lai River was the most important river in the territory of the Lai River, and it can also be said to be a representative geographical concept.
Fourth, the country of Qi
According to the Records of History, Zuo Chuan and other historical records, the State of Qi (c. 2000 BC - 445 BC) was a princely state in history from the Xia Dynasty to the early years of the Warring States Period, and the State Ofe lasted for more than 1500 years, and the monarch was a surname of Qi, a direct descendant of Dayu. In the early years of the Zhou Dynasty, the State of Qi was re-established, and Zhou Tianzi was first made a duke of the State of Qi, and later demoted to a count in the Spring and Autumn Period. After King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Shang Dynasty, he searched for the descendants of Yu, the founding monarch of the Xia Dynasty, and found the Duke of Qidonglou, so he sent him to Qidi to continue the state of Qi, and was in charge of the sacrifice of the xia monarch. The monarchs of the State of Qi were descendants of Dayu, so at the beginning of the establishment of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the State of Qi was once treated as a duke. Correspondingly, the Song monarchs were descendants of the Shang dynasty royal family and also received the treatment of dukes.
The state of Qi was divided in the area of present-day QiXian county in Henan Province at the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, and in the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the state of Qi moved to the area of present-day Weifang City, Shandong Province. In the early Spring and Autumn Period, due to the coveting of its neighbors, the state of Qi was destroyed and the capital was moved to take land. Therefore, for the State of Qi, the capital at that time was in the area of Anqiu City, Weifang City, Shandong Province. In the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period, the state of Qi moved its capital to Yuanling. In the late spring and autumn period, the Jin state was Qixiu City. By the late Spring and Autumn period, the Qi people were forced to migrate again to the northern part of the Lu kingdom. Since the beginning of the Duke of Qidonglou, there are historical records that have passed on twenty monarchs. Until 445 BC, the State of Qi died in the State of Chu, and its land belonged to the State of Chu. For the relatively small princely state of Qiguo, because it has moved its capital many times, it has the saying that "the people are worried about the sky". In this regard, in the author's opinion, this actually reflects the sense of distress of the whole country, prompting it to persist until the end of the Spring and Autumn Period and the early Warring States period before its demise.
5. Yang Guo
YangGuo, generally refers to the Yang Kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, with the title of Marquis. The capital of the Yang Kingdom was in present-day Huanglan Village, Brick Town, Yinan County, Linyi City, Shandong Province. In the second year of the Duke of Lumin, in 660 BC, the State of Qi gradually conquered the territory of the Yang State. There is also a theory that under the persecution of the State of Qi, the State of Yang migrated to the area of Qingzhou City in present-day Weifang City, Shandong Province.
In recent years, according to the research of some historians, the Yangcheng where Dayu lived was actually the ancient city of Yangguo that still existed in the Spring and Autumn Period, southeast of Qingzhou City, Weifang City, Shandong Province. In the Spring and Autumn Period of yangguo, the Han Dynasty established Yangdu County in the area, and it is recorded in the Spring and Autumn of the Sixteen Kingdoms: "In the ninth year of Yonghe, Duan Gong took Qingzhou and placed Xuzhou in Yangdu, and in the twelfth year, Xuzhou assassinated Shi Xunxian and attacked Yangdu and Kezhi. In general, during the Spring and Autumn Period, there were many princely states in the area of present-day Weifang City. Of course, because the overall strength is relatively weak, the sense of existence of these princely states in history is not too strong, and they are eventually destroyed by the State of Qi or the State of Chu. What do you think about that?