Lu

Lu was a state in North China (East Asia) that lasted from c. 1042 to 249 BCE, about 793 years. Its people spoke Chinese languages (Sinitic languages).

A small state of Shandong founded for the son of the Duke of Zhou, home of Confucius. Its court chronicle, the Spring and Autumn Annals, named the era; Chu annexed it in 249 BCE.

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Facts

Dates

c. 1042 to 249 BCE

Duration

793 years

Type

State

Region

North China, East Asia

Language family

Chinese

Capital

Qufu

Events in East Asia during its time

• 551 BCE Birth of Confucius

Neighbours in East Asia

• Chu c. 1030 to 223 BCE
• Gojoseon c. 700 to 108 BCE
• Qin (Zhou state) c. 770 to 221 BCE
• Eastern Zhou 770 to 256 BCE
• Western Zhou 1046 to 771 BCE
• Zhangzhung c. 500 BCE to 644 CE
• Shu kingdom (Jinsha) c. 1150 to 316 BCE
• Qi c. 1046 to 221 BCE
• Yan c. 1046 to 222 BCE
• Jin (Zhou state) c. 1033 to 376 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
• Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe
• Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE, Middle East
• Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE, North and West Africa
• Achaemenid Empire 550 to 330 BCE, Middle East
• Athens 508 to 322 BCE, Europe
• Maurya Empire 322 to 185 BCE, South Asia
• Empire of Alexander the Great 334 to 312 BCE, Middle East
• Empire of Alexander the Great 336 to 323 BCE, Europe

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