The State of Liang was one of the states during the Spring and Autumn Period (475-221 BCE), bordering the State of Qin and was conquered by Duke Mu of Qin

Duke Mu of Qin

Duke Mu of Qin , born Ying Renhao , was a ruler of the State of Qin from 659 or 660 to 621 BC in China. One of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, he greatly expanded the territory of Qin during the reign of King Xiang of Zhou.He acquired many talented advisors, such as Baili Xi,...

 in 641 BCE. The rulers of the State of Liang has the surname Ying (嬴), similar to the neighboring State of Qin. The capital of the State of Liang is located south of modern City of Hancheng in Shaanxi

Shaanxi

' is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province...

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In 703 BC, the rulers of the five states of Western Guo

Western Guo (state)

The State of Western Guo was a vassal state in China during the Zhou Dynasty. "Guo" seems to have been a kinship group that held at least five pieces of territory within the Zhou realm at various times....

 (西虢國), Rui

Rui (state)

Rui was a Chinese vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty . The non-legendary status of the Rui state is known because it is mentioned in the Bamboo Annals....

 (芮國), Xun (荀國) and Jia (賈國), including the State of Liang, suppressed Duke Wu of Quwo

Duke Wu of Jin

Duke Wu of Jin ,Ancestral name is Ji,Given name is Cheng and formerly known as Duke Wu of Quwo , was the eighteenth ruler of the state of Jin. He was also the eighth ruler of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period...

 using armed force.

In 654 BC, Prince Yiwu

Duke Hui of Jin

Duke Hui of Jin ,Ancestral name is Ji, given name is Yiwu , was the duke of the State of Jin during Spring and Autumn Period in China. He was the younger brother of Prince Shensheng and Duke Wen of Jin.-Before Reign as Duke:...

 from the State of Jin escaped to the State of Liang.. The Count of Liang (梁伯) betrothed his daughter Liang Ying (梁嬴) to Prince Yiwu.

In 642 BC, the Count of Liang wanted to build a new capital but it was seized by the State of Qin after it was completed..

In 641 BC, the State of Qin conquered the State of Liang. According to the Zuo Zhuan

Zuo Zhuan

The Zuo Zhuan , sometimes translated as the Chronicle of Zuo or the Commentary of Zuo, is among the earliest Chinese works of narrative history and covers the period from 722 BCE to 468 BCE. It is one of the most important sources for understanding the history of the Spring and Autumn Period...

, the Liang people were not able to bear the work given to them by the Count of Liang so that the State of Qin easily conquered Liang..

Liang in astronomy

Liang is represented by the star Delta Ophiuchi

Delta Ophiuchi

Delta Ophiuchi is a star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It has the traditional name Yed Prior ....

in asterism Right Wall, Heavenly Market enclosure

Heavenly Market enclosure

Tian Shi Yuan, the Heavenly Market Enclosure , is one of the San Yuan or Three enclosures. Stars and constellations of this group are visible during late summer and early autumn in the Northern Hemisphere . The summer triangle lies directly to the northwest.-Asterisms:The asterisms are :...

 (see Chinese constellation

Chinese constellation

Chinese constellations are the way the ancient Chinese grouped the stars. They are very different from the modern IAU recognized constellations. This is because the IAU was based on Greco-Roman astronomy instead of Chinese astronomy....

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