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Zhongshan (state)

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495: 528:, with its east side facing plains. Like many other capitals of the time, the city was built at the confluence of two rivers. The city was about 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) wide east to west, and 4,500 metres (14,800 ft) wide north to south. Of the cities walls, only the earthen foundation remains, but it is known that they ranged between being 18 metres (59 ft) and 34 metres (112 ft) wide. Two gates can be seen, one on the west side and the other on the north side. Four pounded-earth terraces were attached to the walls, some near the gates. A small hill, called Huangshan, is inside the walls, in the north section of the city. The 52: 602: 407:. For this reason, they were considered to be a "disease in the heart and belly" by the Zhao kings. From 307 BC on, Zhao attacked Zhongshan almost every year, until, in 301, the king of Zhongshan was forced to take refuge in Qi. During this time Qi declared war on and invaded Chu; seeing that Qi was occupied with a war of their own, Zhao pushed deep into Zhongshan, and fully conquered them. 228:(北狄), while others only list them as not being Zhou or Han. Zhongshan occupies roughly the same place as the earlier Xianyu state. The two countries, being Zhongshan and Xianyu, have a muddled history, as the term Zhongshan begins somewhat before the term Xianyu ends. Zhongshan, meaning central mountains, is first mentioned in 506 523:
The capital city, Lingshou contained many ruins, including the foundations of palaces, workshops for bronze and ceramic, marketplaces, and cemeteries. The cemeteries around Lingshou contain some 125 tombs, and dozens more are scattered throughout the country. The city is believed to have been founded
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A key religious area, Guocun, was located some 4 kilometers southwest of Lingshou, and contained 142 sacrificial pits. These pits were roughly 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) by 0.7 metres (2 ft 4 in) in area, and between 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) and 12 metres (39 ft) deep. In
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says that this hill is what gives the Zhongshan, meaning "central mountain", their name. The hill is believed to have been used as a watchtower. For further fortification, a small city was built 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the east. This small city/fort was 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) by 1,050
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The tombs of the two kings, Cheng and Cuo, were the first find of any Zhongshan architecture, and are considered the richest find of any Chinese state of the 4th century BC. They are the largest of any tombs of the Zhongshan to date. Both of their main chambers had been looted, however their storage
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The characters and style of Zhongshan Chinese is closest to the Chinese of the Qi, but was also influenced by the more southern Chinese states. Their style of calligraphy were very slender and graceful, while also being very taut. It is believed that this style of calligraphy was chosen by King Cuo
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troops, led by general Yue Yang. It is said that Yue Yang's son was living in Zhongshan when war was declared, and was taken hostage. He was paraded before Yue Yang in order to weaken morale, but when this failed, they killed his son and made him into stew, before sending part of said stew to Yue
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and Jin, the two states were located in almost exactly the same place, and there is no historical record of Xianyu being conquered. It is considered possible that the name change marks a transition from a loosely-controlled confederation of Di tribes, to a more centralized state. One challenge to
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The ideology of Zhongshan was heavily influenced by Confucian ideals, but it is believed that these ideals were used by the King to legitimize his rule, and his foreign policy, rather than being truly believed by the ruling class. This can be seen in their use of Confucian ideology regarding the
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for himself, objected to this, saying: "I am ashamed to be a king if the ruler of Zhongshan can be one too". He later went on to say: "I am a state of ten thousand chariots and Zhongshan is one of a thousand chariots, how dare she assume a title the equal of mine?". An important part of this
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credits this to shrewd diplomacy, saying: "In the rises and falls of the Warring States, Zhongshan seems to be the unnoticed hub and lynchpin." Despite their small size, they demonstrated impressive resilience and strength; they are the only small nation to be given their own chapter in the
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metres (3,440 ft). The remains of the pounded earth and buildings of the centre-western part still stand. This city was used to defend the only angle from which to attack Lingshou, which was clearly placed based upon military considerations, rather than economic or political.
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Zhongshan invaded Yan in 315, after Yan's king, Zi Kuai, abdicated his throne to his chancellor, Zi Zhi. Qi and Zhongshan both separately invaded Yan. Zhongshan seized copper mines in this war, which had previously belonged to the
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Due to commonality of finds of iron agricultural tools in the southern part of Zhongshan, compared to the commonality of animal skeletons in the northern part, it is believed that the southern land's economy was mostly
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coins of Zhao are rare, with only 100 of them, combined, found. This reflects the hostile relations Zhao had with Zhongshan, and the good relations Yan had with Zhongshan. Indeed, even the similarities of the
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knife coins seems to suggest their friendly relationship, as they were of similar size and of equal weight, with both weighing fifteen grams, meaning that they would be interchangeable.
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minority, an outside group that has been heavily influenced by Chinese culture, and the other seeing them as a Chinese people that were influenced by non-Chinese, nomadic peoples.
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disk. These pits, and their contents, are very similar to the sacrificial pits of Jin, where they are believed to have been used ceremonially, to form "oaths of alliances" (
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The level of trade, and the relationship, Zhongshan had with other states can be roughly ascertained from the amount of a currency was found in the ruins of Lingshou: the
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in 380, and to have remained the capital until 296, when Zhongshan was conquered. The city is strategically placed, surrounded on its west, north and south sides by the
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describes Sikou to mean an officer in charge of penal codes and convicts, suggesting that Zhongshan's tile production was reliant on, at least in part, convict labor.
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Zhongshan was unusual in that despite being such a small nation, it managed to survive for a long time, considering that many countries, large and small, of the
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each of these pits, an animal, usually sheep, goats, or cattle, was found with its legs tied together, and was buried with a jade item, usually a pendant or
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BC, during the reign of Duke Wu, traditionally considered the founding of the country itself. Soon after this, in 407, Zhongshan was conquered by
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chambers were still intact, and contained a large number of artifacts. Many of these ritual vessels found in these tombs were from surrounding
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Yang, which he drank in front of the Zhongshan messenger to show resolve. Shortly after, in 381, Zhongshan won its independence back.
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the soldiers of Zhongshan wore iron armor, and wielded iron staffs. They were said to be able to field up to a thousand chariots.
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gave the land to his eldest son Ji, and the state was based upon this. However this theory is contradicted by a line of the
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There are three reasons Zhongshan is often considered a continuation of Xianyu: Both had similar relationships with
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The state of Zhao surrounded Zhongshan almost entirely, with only Zhongshan's northeastern border being outside of
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The official that was in charge of managing the tile-making workers in pottery workshops was called a Sikou. The
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statement can be seen in his reason for denouncing them claiming kingship is not that they were non-Chinese (
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Much of the knowledge of Zhongshan architecture comes from the remains of their capital city,
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this theory of continuation is that after Zhongshan was conquered in 407-406, by the state of
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minister, as a hostile neighboring state. The last mention of the Xianyu, meanwhile, is in 489
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ruler being heavenly mandated, in order to attack Yan, and seize cities and materials.
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The Cambridge History of Ancient China: From the Origins of Civilization to 221 B.C
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knife coins from Yan were plentiful, with some 374 being found, whereas the
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BC, when Zhao Yang, a Jin minister, leads a military campaign against them.
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The origin of the Zhongshan state is disputed; some sources, such as the
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The first major event of Zhongshan was the capital being placed at
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States and territories disestablished in the 3rd century BC
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States and territories established in the 4th century BC
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Material Culture, Power, and Identity in Ancient China
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East Asia: a cultural, social, and political history
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Former country during Warring States period of China
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(1999). 374:, who had 11 years earlier taken the title of 1248: 861: 8: 1155:Encyclopedia of Ancient Asian Civilizations 1646: 1276: 1255: 1241: 1233: 420:, and the northern land's was mostly from 50: 29: 600: 56:State of Zhongshan was in northern China 686: 296:In 306, after the state of Zhao, under 1093: 370:(a title roughly equivalent to King). 391:, however, King Cuo sent an advisor, 115: 105: 101: 7: 1105: 1081: 1069: 1057: 1045: 1033: 1021: 1009: 997: 985: 973: 961: 949: 934: 917: 905: 890: 873: 846: 834: 822: 810: 798: 781: 769: 752: 737: 725: 708: 696: 14: 579:himself, to emphasize his power. 432:Zhongshan used a currency called 320:Strategies of the Warring States 158: 1214:. Cambridge University Press. 1176:. Cambridge University Press. 221:Records of the Grand Historian 198: 1: 1153:Higham, Charles F.W. (2004). 613: 1118:Loewe & Shaughnessy 1999 312:lived very short lifespans. 1836: 21:Zhongshan (disambiguation) 18: 1193:Zhongguo da baike quanshu 862:Ebrey & Walthall 2014 498:A map of one of the tombs 184: 133: 129: 102: 49: 44: 206:that existed during the 330:BC, Zhongshan formed a 1264:Ancient Chinese states 606: 499: 484:Pingshan County, Hebei 468:Archeology and culture 334:, allying itself with 1210:Wu, Xiaolong (2017). 1191:Wu, Rongceng (1980). 604: 497: 310:Warring States period 208:Warring States period 75:Common languages 605:The seal of King Cuo 118:• Conquered by 19:For other uses, see 825:, pp. 156–157. 298:King Wuling of Zhao 254:Marquess Wen of Wei 108:• Established 25:中山 (disambiguation) 607: 500: 34:State of Zhongshan 1787: 1786: 1783: 1782: 1636: 1635: 1221:978-1-107-13402-7 1157:. 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Wadsworth. 1137: 1132: 1131: 1126: 1119: 1114: 1111: 1108:, p. 15. 1107: 1102: 1099: 1095: 1090: 1087: 1083: 1078: 1075: 1072:, p. 56. 1071: 1066: 1063: 1059: 1054: 1051: 1047: 1042: 1039: 1035: 1030: 1027: 1024:, p. 50. 1023: 1018: 1015: 1011: 1006: 1003: 1000:, p. 23. 999: 994: 991: 988:, p. 18. 987: 982: 979: 976:, p. 19. 975: 970: 967: 963: 958: 955: 952:, p. 49. 951: 946: 944: 940: 937:, p. 17. 936: 931: 929: 927: 923: 920:, p. 53. 919: 914: 911: 908:, p. 52. 907: 902: 900: 896: 892: 887: 885: 883: 879: 875: 870: 867: 864:, p. 23. 863: 858: 856: 852: 848: 843: 840: 836: 831: 828: 824: 819: 816: 812: 807: 804: 801:, p. 55. 800: 795: 793: 791: 787: 783: 778: 775: 771: 766: 764: 762: 758: 755:, p. 31. 754: 749: 747: 743: 739: 734: 731: 728:, p. 32. 727: 722: 720: 718: 714: 710: 705: 702: 699:, p. 16. 698: 693: 691: 687: 681: 676: 673: 670: 669:Lüshi Chunqiu 667: 664: 661: 660: 656: 651: 646: 643: 636: 633: 631: 628: 625: 622: 612: 609: 608: 603: 596: 594: 592: 591: 590:Lüshi Chunqiu 582: 580: 573: 571: 569: 565: 564: 557: 550: 548: 546: 545: 536: 534: 531: 530:Shui Jing Zhu 527: 518: 516: 514: 510: 506: 496: 489: 487: 485: 481: 477: 476: 467: 465: 463: 459: 454: 450: 446: 442: 437: 435: 427: 425: 423: 419: 410: 408: 406: 398: 396: 394: 390: 386: 382: 377: 373: 369: 368: 363: 362: 357: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 333: 324: 322: 321: 315: 311: 303: 301: 299: 294: 292: 286: 283: 275: 267: 265: 263: 259: 255: 251: 246: 241: 235: 227: 223: 222: 213: 211: 209: 205: 201: 195: 190: 187: 182: 178: 157: 155: 152: 151: 148: 146: 145: 142: 139: 137: 136: 132: 128: 124: 121: 111: 98: 95: 91: 87: 83: 80: 77: 73: 69: 64: 60: 53: 48: 43: 31: 26: 22: 1815:Zhou dynasty 1769: 1745:Western Zhou 1720:Eastern Zhou 1698:Minor states 1651:Seven states 1617: 1366:Minor states 1280:Major states 1272:Zhou dynasty 1229: 1211: 1192: 1173: 1154: 1135: 1113: 1101: 1089: 1077: 1065: 1053: 1041: 1029: 1017: 1005: 993: 981: 969: 957: 913: 869: 842: 830: 818: 806: 777: 733: 704: 588: 586: 577: 567: 562: 558: 554: 542: 540: 529: 522: 508: 501: 473: 471: 461: 457: 452: 448: 444: 440: 438: 433: 431: 414: 404: 402: 388: 384: 380: 375: 365: 360: 325: 318: 307: 295: 287: 271: 257: 242: 219: 217: 197: 176: 175: 154:Zhao (state) 141:Succeeded by 140: 1413:Western Guo 1408:Eastern Guo 1094:Higham 2004 663:Zhan Guo Ce 418:agriculture 314:Guo Songtao 79:Old Chinese 1794:Categories 652:References 647:King Shang 644:King Qieci 630:Duke Cheng 393:Zhang Deng 88:Duke, King 85:Government 1770:Zhongshan 1618:Zhongshan 682:Citations 637:: 323–309 626:Duke Huan 513:sinicized 232:BC, by a 199:Zhōngshān 177:Zhongshan 1433:Han (SE) 1428:Han (NW) 635:King Cuo 623:Duke Wen 583:Military 574:Language 551:Religion 480:King Cuo 475:Lingshou 428:Currency 276:, in 414 68:Lingshou 1623:Zhoulai 1613:Zhongli 1106:Wu 2017 1082:Wu 2017 1070:Wu 2017 1058:Wu 2017 1046:Wu 2017 1034:Wu 2017 1022:Wu 2017 1010:Wu 2017 998:Wu 2017 986:Wu 2017 974:Wu 2017 962:Wu 2017 950:Wu 2017 935:Wu 2017 918:Wu 2017 906:Wu 2017 891:Wu 1980 874:Wu 2017 847:Wu 2017 835:Wu 2017 823:Wu 2017 811:Wu 2017 799:Wu 2017 782:Wu 2017 770:Wu 2017 753:Wu 2017 738:Wu 2017 726:Wu 2017 709:Wu 2017 697:Wu 2017 611:Duke Wu 568:mengshi 462:chengbo 434:chengbo 411:Economy 268:History 214:Origins 181:Chinese 125:296 BCE 112:414/381 62:Capital 1218:  1199:  1180:  1161:  1142:  677:(太史公書) 671:(呂氏春秋) 639:  618:  597:Rulers 544:Zhouli 519:Cities 509:Huaxia 451:, and 449:baihua 445:gandan 358:, and 346:, and 328:  326:In 323 291:Donghu 278:  238:  230:  196:: 194:pinyin 183:: 65:Gu (顧) 1765:Zheng 1478:Liang 1443:Huang 1423:Guzhu 1418:Gumie 1357:Zheng 1127:Books 675:Shiji 665:(戰國策) 490:Tombs 381:Huaxi 258:Shiji 226:Beidi 204:state 1755:Yiqu 1740:Teng 1735:Song 1689:Zhao 1608:Zeng 1598:Yiqu 1593:Ying 1588:Yang 1573:Xing 1568:Xian 1558:Teng 1553:Tang 1538:Shěn 1533:Shēn 1518:Quan 1503:Peng 1483:Liao 1398:Deng 1383:Chao 1332:Song 1297:Chen 1216:ISBN 1197:ISBN 1178:ISBN 1159:ISBN 1140:ISBN 460:and 405:Zhao 399:Zhao 389:wang 376:wang 367:wang 344:Zhao 262:Zhou 120:Zhao 70:(靈壽) 23:and 1775:Zou 1760:Yue 1750:Wey 1730:Shu 1715:Dai 1710:Cai 1684:Yan 1679:Wei 1674:Qin 1664:Han 1659:Chu 1628:Zou 1548:Tan 1543:Sui 1528:Ruo 1523:Rui 1493:Luo 1473:Lai 1463:Jia 1448:Huo 1438:Hua 1393:Dai 1388:Dao 1378:Bei 1352:Yue 1347:Yan 1337:Wey 1327:Shu 1322:Qin 1307:Jin 1302:Chu 1292:Cao 1287:Cai 616:414 458:yan 453:lin 441:yan 361:Chu 352:Qin 348:Yan 340:Han 336:Wei 282:Wei 250:Wei 234:Jin 38:中山國 1796:: 1725:Lu 1705:Ba 1669:Qi 1603:Yu 1583:Xǔ 1578:Xu 1563:Xi 1513:Qǐ 1508:Pi 1498:Na 1488:Lü 1468:Ju 1458:Ji 1453:Ji 1373:Ba 1342:Wu 1317:Qi 1312:Lu 1195:. 942:^ 925:^ 898:^ 881:^ 854:^ 789:^ 760:^ 745:^ 716:^ 689:^ 641:BC 620:BC 614:c. 563:bi 447:, 424:. 385:Yi 356:Qi 354:, 342:, 338:, 323:. 274:Gu 252:, 245:Qi 192:; 1403:E 1256:e 1249:t 1242:v 1224:. 1205:. 1186:. 1167:. 1148:. 189:山 186:中 179:( 27:.

Index

Zhongshan (disambiguation)
中山 (disambiguation)
State of Zhongshan was in northern China
Lingshou
Old Chinese
Warring States
Zhao
Zhao (state)
Chinese


pinyin
state
Warring States period
Records of the Grand Historian
Beidi
Jin
Qi
Wei
Marquess Wen of Wei
Zhou
Gu
Wei
Donghu
King Wuling of Zhao
Warring States period
Guo Songtao
Strategies of the Warring States
vertical alliance
Wei

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