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56: 430:. Chǔ sent troops from Shēn and Xī to assist Cài. The high-ranking military leaders of Jìn knew that if they won this battle it would only mean the defeat of Shēn and Xī counties, not the entire State of Chǔ – if they lost it would be a major humiliation so the army decided to retreat. Academic 383:
After its absorption into the State of Chǔ, Shēn became an important northern county. At the Battle of Chéngpú, Chǔ Prime minister Chéng Déchén (成得臣) did not lead the main Chǔ army but a smaller force composed of troops from the counties of Shēn and Xī. As a result, Chéng Déchén lost the battle
247:(召伯虎), to Shen to negotiate with the Earl of Shēn and obtain part of their land for use in the public fields system (公田). The King also sent his close aide Fù Yù (傅御) to relocate the population (the Earl of Shēn's former subjects) in order to rapidly consolidate his control over the area. 356:
This man will be responsible for the death of the State of Dèng. Up to now he has overthrown the State of Shēn and when he returns he will destroy Dèng. It seems like he is biting at our navel and it is too late to form a conspiracy to deal with him. Now is the time to kill King
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As a result, Marquess Qí allowed him to stop in the State of Shen and provided a feast and entertainment. The officials Zhuīshēng (騅甥/骓甥), Dānshēng (聃甥) and Yǎngshēng (養甥/养甥) asked Marquess Qí to kill King Wén but he would not hear of it whereupon the three officials replied:
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Xī and Lŭ are important Chŭ strategic northern frontier areas and a recruitment base for troops. If you confer these territories on Zĭchong you will no longer have direct control of the area and forfeit your military capability; the States of
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points out that since the two counties of Shēn and Xī had enough troops and were sufficiently powerful to deal with the State of Jin's army, it is clear that the counties were both rich and populous.
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The history of the State of Shen began with the bestowal of the Earldom of Shēn (later a Marquessate) which descended from the matriarchal line of the
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to 680 BCE. As a result, the destruction of the State of Shēn must have taken place around the same time – somewhere between 688 and 680 BCE.
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uncovered a number of the state's bronze artifacts. These included a bronze sacrificial vessel inscribed with text that scholar
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After King Wén suppressed the State of Shēn using armed force he became caught up in a war between the State of Deng and the
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ascended the throne. During the reign of King Ling, after he had overthrown the State of Cài he had annexed the states of
284:(鎬京/镐京). King Yōu lit beacons to summon his nobles in defence but none came and he was subsequently killed at the foot of 239:(reigned 827 – 782 BCE), the Earl of Shēn was granted the title and lands of King Xuān's maternal uncle in the former 830: 787: 768: 272:(伯服) thereby arousing the fury of the Marquess of Shēn. As a result, in 771 BCE the Marquess of Shēn allied with the 1387: 493:(南申伯). Li further infers that the nobleman referred to is one of those mentioned in the Daya (大雅) section of the 323:(鄭武公/郑武公). She subsequently gave birth to two sons, the elder of whom, Wùsheng (寤生) would succeed his father as 975: 635: 149: 1040: 136: 17: 1185: 1035: 823: 1297: 854: 1085: 1065: 594:’s mother came from the State of Shen, to the south of Chen and Zheng, on the approach to Jiangchu". 510: 305: 180: 494: 846: 1382: 1224: 172: 1327: 1302: 1246: 1233: 376:" traces the establishment of the counties of Shēn and Xī (息), dating the overthrow of the 324: 8: 1135: 1015: 1010: 889: 413: 405: 253:
ascended the throne of Zhōu in 781 BCE. His queen and first wife was the daughter of the
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will undoubtedly break through the Chŭ frontier and attack our hinterland in the
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on Zĭchong (子重). The king's senior official Wū Chén (巫臣) remonstrated with him:
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In the 1980s, archaeological excavations around the former Shēn capital of
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If you return home, what will the elders of the counties of Shēn and Xī do?
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bordered to the north by the Míngè Pass (冥厄關/冥厄关) and to the south by the
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In 761 BCE, another daughter of the Marquess of Shēn called Wǔjiāng (
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During the early years of the Spring and Autumn period the
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and Cài so that they once more became small countries.
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agreed to confer territory in the counties of Shēn and
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Shen is a state in the central-south region near Chu
203:, the State of Shēn lay to the south of modern-day 756: 215:. The state's capital stood in Wăn County (宛县) , 1374: 831: 538:Wan (宛) is still used as an abbreviation for 312: 304:in the State of Shēn thereby ushering in the 292:(西安). Thereafter the Marquesses of Shēn and 34:, another Chinese state during the same era. 845: 838: 824: 54: 615: 613: 426:(585 CE), the State of Jìn attacked the 348:King Wén of Chu is the son of my sister. 477:Records of bronze artifact inscriptions 14: 1393:States of the Spring and Autumn period 1375: 610: 280:(犬戎) and attacked the Zhōu capital at 268:(宜臼) and replace him with her own son 819: 183:the State of Shen was annexed by the 742:, Cultural Relics of Central China, 740:Treatise on Shen Sacrificial Vessels 342:, as the troops passed through the 24: 729:Zuo Zhuan • 13th Year of Zhao Gong 711:Zuo Zhuan • 6th Year of Cheng Gong 296:(鲁) together with Marquess Wén of 25: 1404: 551:On the border between modern day 384:whereupon King Chéng of Chŭ said 346:, Marquess Qí of Dèng remarked: 187:and became one of its counties. 796: 777: 754: 732: 723: 714: 705: 693: 681: 678:, see also the Eighteenth year 668: 653: 642: 636:Records of the Grand Historian 625: 597: 580: 167: 153: 140: 13: 1: 573: 195:Located around the states of 374:• Fourteenth Year of Duke Ai 334:began to expand. In 688 BCE 264:wanted to oust Crown Prince 190: 7: 801:(in Chinese). 上海科学技术文献出版社. 504: 10: 1409: 545: 532: 300:(许文公) enthroned Yíjiù as 226: 26: 1280: 1232: 1223: 948: 862: 853: 313: 125: 115: 105: 101: 93: 85: 75: 65: 53: 49:?–between 688 and 680 BCE 48: 39: 798: 779: 758: 607:• Geographical Records”. 526: 511:Spring and Autumn period 306:Spring and Autumn period 181:Spring and Autumn period 27:Not to be confused with 676:6th Year of Zhuāng Gōng 664:1st Year of Lŭ Yìn Gōng 171:) was a Chinese vassal 121:between 688 and 680 BCE 1388:Ancient Chinese states 847:Ancient Chinese states 701:7th Year of Chéng Gōng 491:Count of Southern Shen 235:. 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State of Shen
Shěn
Shen is a state in the central-south region near Chu
Nanyang
Old Chinese
simplified Chinese


traditional Chinese


pinyin
state
Zhou dynasty
Spring and Autumn period
State of Chu
Chén
Zhèng
Huáiyáng
Xīnzhèng
Henan Province
Nányáng
Huai River
Zhōu Kings
King Xuān of Zhōu
State of Xiè
Shao
King Yōu
Marquess of Shēn
concubine

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