Lu (etat) — Wikipedia

Lu (魯國, Pinyin lǔ gúo “state of lu”) is an old state of China from the spring and fall period.

The capital of the state of Lu is Qufu and its territory mainly covers the central and southwest regions of the current Chinese province of Shandong. It was surrounded by powerful states: IQ to the north and CHU in the south.

Ruling family [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Founded X ^{It is} century of. J.-C. , his Duke used Ji, name of the Royal Zhou clan, as a last name. The first Duke was the Duke of Zhou, brother of King Wu and Prime Minister of the whole country. The second duke is Ji Boqin (Bo Qin (in) (1068-998)).

Political disorders [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Political power is ultimately divided between three warlords, Jisun, Mengsun and Shusun. In -505, the JI clan is thrown into irons by Yang Hu who appropriated power. The Duke of Lu is sent in exile. But in -501, the three families (三 桓 桓) overthrew Yang Hu and put one of the sons of the previous duke on the ducal throne (which became Duke Ding). Yang Hu fled to the Qi country ( Qi State / Qi State , Qígua ), and asked for protection to his Duke, Duke Jing of Qi. But Duke Jing refused his protection and Yang Hu was rather arrested and imprisoned. The latter, rather cunning, nevertheless found a way of escaping and fled to Jin’s state, where he stood under the protection of Viscount Jian de Zhao.

Decline [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Although an invasion of IQ was able to be pushed back during the battle of Changshao in -684, the state is in decline during the spring and autumn period. Lu is invaded in -256 by the state of CHU and definitively annexed in -249.

Confucius house in Qufu.

Read is the native country of Confucius ^{[ first ]} , to whom tradition attributes the Annals of Spring and Autumns, Chronicle of Lu. Modern historians dispute this attribution. Another centerpiece in the history of China, the Zuo zhuan or Annales de zuo , commentary of Annals of spring and autumn , was also written to read.