The Marquess of Shēn was a ruler of the State of Shēn

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,...

 during the Zhōu Dynasty

Zhou Dynasty

The Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...

 period of Chinese history

History of China

Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese Civilization. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest...

. A vassal state of the Zhōu Kings, Shēn state covered the area of modern day Nanyang City

Nanyang, Henan

Nanyang is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Henan province, People's Republic of China. The city with the largest administrative area in Henan, Nanyang borders Xinyang to the southeast, Zhumadian to the east, Pingdingshan to the northeast, Luoyang to the north, Sanmenxia to the...

 in Henan Province

Henan

Henan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...

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One of the Marquess of Shēn's daughters married King Yōu

King You of Zhou

King You of Zhou was the twelfth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the last of Western Zhou Dynasty. He reigned from 781 to 771 BCE.In 780 BCE, a major earthquake hit Guanzhong...

. As Queen Shēn, she gave birth to Crown Prince Yíjiù before Bāo Sì

Baosi

Baosi was the concubine of the Ancient Chinese sovereign King You of Zhou. She was considered one of the most beautiful Chinese women ever.-Life:...

 persuaded the king to banish Queen Shēn and make her own son, Bófú

Bofu

Bofu , sometimes referred to as Bopan , was the son of Chinese Zhou Dynasty monarch King You of Zhou and his concubine Baosi . After Baosi entered the royal palace, King You deposed Queen Shen and her son Crown Prince Yijiu , replacing them with Baosi and Bofu...

, crown prince. Furious at the treatment of his daughter and grandson, the Marquess of Shēn allied with the State of Zēng (繒/缯) along with Quănróng

Quanrong

The Quǎnróng , literally "Dog Rong", were an ethnic group active in the north western part of China during the Zhōu and later dynasties. Their language is classified as part of the Tibeto-Burman branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages family....

 nomads to attack the Zhōu capital at Hàojīng

Haojing

This article is about the ancient Zhou Dynasty capital, for Haojing'ao see MacauHaojing was one of the two settlements comprising the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty , the other of which was Fēngjīng . Together they were known as Fēnghào and stood on opposite banks of the Feng River with...

. King Yōu lit beacons to summon his nobles in defence, but none came and he was subsequently killed at the foot of Líshān

Mount Li

Mount Li is a mountain located in the northwest of Xi'an in Shaanxi Province, China. The mountain is part of the Qinling mountain range and rises to a height of 1302 metres above sea level...

 near modern day Xī'ān

Xi'an

Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty...

. Thereafter, the Marquesses of Shēn and Zēng, together with Marquess Wén of Xŭ enthroned Yíjiù as King Ping of Zhōu in the State of Shēn. This marked the end of the Western Zhōu Dynasty and the beginning of the Eastern Zhōu Dynasty.

The Marquess of Shēn died in 771 BCE.