Lü (state)
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Not to be confused with the State of Lu
(鲁/魯国)
The State of Lü was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state in present-day central China in the early years of the Spring and Autumn Period (722-481 BC).
, Shen
and Lu all had the surname Jiang
(姜), they share a common ancestry.
Lu (state)
The State of Lu, was a Zhou Dynasty ducal vassal state before and during the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. Founded in the 10th century BC, its dukes used Ji as their family name. The first duke was Boqin |Qi]] and to the south by the powerful state of Chu...
(鲁/魯国)
The State of Lü was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state in present-day central China in the early years of the Spring and Autumn Period (722-481 BC).
Origin
As the rulers of the four states of Qi, XuXu (state)
The State of Xu was a vassal state of ancient China during the Zhou Dynasty and Spring and Autumn Period ruled by descendants of the Yíng family. Xu was a Dongyi state also known as Xurong , Xuyi or Xufang , all meaning either "Xu barbarians" or "Xu Proper". Xu was one of the largest and most...
, Shen
Shen (state)
The State of Shen was a Chinese vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty ruled by the Jiāng family as an earldom. At the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period the State of Shen was annexed by the State of Chu and became one of its counties.-Territory:Located around the states of Chén and Zhèng,...
and Lu all had the surname Jiang
Jiang (surname)
Jiang can be a pinyin transliteration of one of several Chinese surnames:#蔣 or 蒋 , Jiǎng #姜, Jiāng , Kang...
(姜), they share a common ancestry.