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Zhou Dynasty's Vassallage Lords TABLE OF LORDS, KINGS & EMPERORS OF THE ZHOU & QIN DYNASTIES LORDS & KINGS OF THE [JIANG-SURNAMED] QI PRINCIPALITY Tai-gong-wang (Lv Shang) Ding-gong (Lv Ji) Yi-gong Gui-gong r. ?-863 B.C. per the forgery bamboo annals; ?-891 B.C. per Zhang Wenyu/ Qi Lord Aigong Gu Ben Bamboo Annals Qi Lord Hugong Qi Lord Xian’gong with a reign of 9 years per Shi-ji r. 850-825 B.C. per the forgery bamboo annals; 26 years per Qi Lord Wugong Shi-ji –which had one year error in the pre-interregnum years, an error copycatted by the forgery bamboo annals Qi Lord Li4gong r. 824-816 B.C. per the forgery bamboo annals Qi Lord Wen’gong r. 815-804 B.C. per the forgery bamboo annals; 12 years per Shi-ji Qi Lord Chenggong r. 803-795 B.C. per the forgery bamboo annals; 9 years per Shi-ji Qi Lord Zhuanggong r. 794-731 B.C. per the forgery bamboo annals; 64 years per Shi-ji Qi Lord Li3gong r. 730-698 B.C. per the forgery bamboo annals; 33 years per Shi-ji Qi Lord Xianggong r. 698-686 B.C. Qi Prince Gongsun-wuzhi r. 685 B.C. Qi Lord Huan’gong r. 685-643 B.C. Qi Prince Wugui with a reign of 3 months per Shi-ji Qi Lord Xiaogong r. 642-633 B.C. Qi Lord Zhaogong r. 632-613 B.C. Qi Lord Yigong r. 612-609 B.C. Qi Lord Huigong r. 608-599 B.C. Qi Lord Qinggong r. 598-582 B.C. Qi Lord Linggong r. 581-554 B.C. Qi Lord [posterior-] r. 553-548 B.C. Zhuanggong Qi Lord Jing3gong r. 489-485 B.C. Qi Lord Daogong r. 489-485 B.C. Qi Lord Jian’gong r. 484-481 B.C. Qi Lord Pingpong r. 480-456 B.C. Qi Lord Xuan’gong r. 455-405 B.C. r. 404-391 B.C.; banished to the seas in 386 B.C. and death in 379 B.C. Qi Lord Kanggong per Shi-ji LORDS & KINGS OF THE [CHEN-SURNAMED] QI PRINCIPALITY Qi Lord [posterior-]Qi-tai-gong r. 386-385 B.C. Qi Lord Hou-shan4 (Marquis r. 384-375 B.C. per Qian Mu & Yang Kuan; 383-? B.C. per Shi-ji Suo-yin Tian Shan4) 650 r. 374-357 B.C. per Qian Mu & Yang Kuan; 374/373-369/368 B.C. per Qi Lord [posterior-]Huan’gong Shi-ji’s six year reign and Shi-ji Suo-yin; wrong reign 384-379 B.C. per or Xiaowu-huan-gong Shi-ji r. 356-320 B.C. per Qian Mu & Yang Kuan; 356-319 B.C. per historian Qi King Weiwang Xu Zhongshu; rehashed reign years 368/367-343 B.C. per Shi-ji/Shi-ji Suo-yin; wrong reign 378-343 B.C. per Shi-ji r. 319-301 B.C. per Qian Mu & Yang Kuan; wrong reign 342-324 B.C. Qi King Xuanwang per Shi-ji; 318-? B.C. per Xu Zhongshu Qi King Minwang r. 300-284 B.C. per Qian Mu & Yang Kuan; 323-284 B.C. per Shi-ji Qi King Xiangwang r. 283-265 B.C. Qi King Jian r. 264-221 B.C. LORDS & KINGS OF THE CHU PRINCIPALITY Yu Xiong Xiong Li Xiong Kuang Xiong Yi Xiong Ai Xiong Dan Xiong Sheng Xiong Yang Xiong Qu Xiong Zhi r. ?-848 B.C. per Shi-ji –which had one year error in the pre-interregnum Xiong Yan2 years, an error copycatted by the forgery bamboo annals r. 847-838 B.C. or with a reign of 10 years per Shi-ji –which had one Xiong Yong year error in the pre-interregnum years, an error copycatted by the forgery bamboo annals r. 837-829 B.C. per the forgery bamboo annals; 837-828 B.C. or 10 years Xiong Yan per Shi-ji r. 827-822 B.C. or with a reign of 6 years per Shi-ji/the forgery bamboo Xiong Shuang annals r. 821-800 B.C. or with a reign of 22 years per Shi-ji/the forgery bamboo Xiong Xun annals r. 799-791 B.C. or with a reign of 9 years per Shi-ji/the forgery bamboo Xiong E annals ‘ruo-ao’ Yan3-yi of the Xi Nian r. 790-764 B.C. or with a reign of 27 years per Shi-ji/the forgery bamboo Chu-ju order (Xiong Yi) annals ‘fen-mao’ Yan3-shuai of the Xi Nian Chu-ju order (Xiong with 17 years of reign and successor to ‘xiao-ao’ per Shi-ji Shuai; Chu King Liwang in Haan Fei Zi) ‘xiao-ao’ Yan3-lu [Xiong Lu] of with 6 years of reign and successor to ‘ruo-ao’ per Shi-ji the Xi Nian Chu-ju order 651 Chu King Wuwang of the Xi r. 740-690 B.C./704-690 B.C. as king Nian Chu-ju order r. 689-675 B.C. per Zuo Zhuan; erroneous r. 689-677 B.C. or 13 years Chu King Wenwang per Shi-ji ‘zhuang-ao’ erroneous 5 years per Shi-ji Chu King Chengwang r. 671-626 B.C. Chu King Muwang r. 625-614 B.C. Chu King Zhuangwang r. 613-591 B.C. Chu King Gongwang r. 590-560 B.C. Chu King Kangwang r. 559-545 B.C. ‘jia-ao’ 4 years per Shi-ji Chu King Lingwang r. 540-529 B.C. Chu King Pingwang r. 528-516 B.C. Chu King Zhaowang r. 515-489 B.C. Chu King Huiwang r. 488-428 per Xi Nian; 488-432 B.C. per Shi-ji Chu King Jianwang r. 427-405 B.C. per Xi Nian; 431-408 B.C. per Shi-ji Chu King Sheng[huan]wang r. 404-401 B.C. per Xi Nian; 407-402 B.C. per Shi-ji Chu King Daowang or Dao[zhe] r. 400-381 B.C. per Xi Nian; 401-381 B.C. per Shi-ji wang Chu King Suwang r. 380-370 B.C. Chu King Xuanwang r. 369-340 B.C. Chu King Weiwang r. 339-329 B.C. Chu King Huaiwang r. 328-299 B.C. Chu King Qingxiangwang r. 298-263 B.C. Chu King Kaoliewang r. 262-238 B.C. Chu King Youwang r. 237-228 B.C. Chu King Aiwang r. 228 B.C. Chu King Fuchu r. 227-223 B.C. Honorary-Prince r. 223 B.C. Changping-jun LORDS & KINGS OF THE YAN PRINCIPALITY Shao-gong (Ji Shi) eight generations r. ?-827 B.C. per Shi-ji –which had one year error in the pre-interregnum Yan Marquis Huihou years, an error copycatted by the forgery bamboo annals r. 826-791 B.C. or 36 years per Shi-ji; ?-791 B.C. per the forgery bamboo Yan Marquis Lihou/Xihou annals/Shi-ji r. 790-767 B.C. or 24 years per Shi-ji; ?-767 B.C. per the forgery bamboo Yan Marquis Qinghou annals/Shi-ji r. 766-765 B.C. or 2 years per Shi-ji; ?-765 B.C. per the forgery bamboo Yan Marquis Aihou annals/Shi-ji 652 Yan Marquis Zhenghou r. 764-729 B.C. or 36 years per Shi-ji Yan Marquis Mouhou r. 728-711 B.C. or 18 years per Shi-ji Yan Marquis Xuanhou r. 710-698 B.C. or 13 years per Shi-ji Yan Marquis Huanhou r. 697-691 B.C. or 7 years per Shi-ji Yan Lord Zhuanggong r. 690-658 B.C. or 33 years per Shi-ji Yan Lord Xianggong r. 657-618 B.C. or 40 years per Shi-ji Yan Lord Huan’gong r. 617-602 B.C. or 16 years per Shi-ji Yan Lord Xuan’gong r. 601-587 B.C. or 15 years per Shi-ji Yan Lord Zhaogong r. 586-574 B.C. or 13 years per Shi-ji Yan Lord Wugong r. 573-555 B.C. or 19 years per Shi-ji Yan Lord Wen’gong r. 554-549 B.C. or 6 years per Shi-ji Yan Lord Yigong r. 548-545 B.C. or 4 years per Shi-ji Yan Lord Huigong r. 544-536 B.C. per Zuo Zhuan/Shi-ji Yan Lord Daogong r. 535-529 B.C. or 7 years per Shi-ji Yan Lord Gonggong r. 528-524 B.C. or 5 years per Shi-ji Yan Lord Pinggong r. 523-505 B.C. or 19 years per Shi-ji Yan Lord Jian’gong r. 504-493 B.C. or 12 years per Shi-ji Yan Lord Xian’gong r. 492-465 B.C. or 28 years per Shi-ji Yan Lord Xiaogong r. 464-450 B.C. or 15 years per Shi-ji r. 449-434 B.C. or 16 years per Shi-ji; r. 454-? B.C. per Qian Mu/Shi-ji Yan Lord Chenggong Suo-yin Yan Lord Min’gong r. 433-403 B.C. or 31 years per Shi-ji Yan Lord Ligong r. 402-373 B.C. or 30 years per Shi-ji Yan Lord Huan’gong r. 372-362 B.C. or 11 years per Shi-ji Yan Lord [posterior-]Wen’gong r. 361-333 B.C. or 29 years per Shi-ji Yan King Yiwang r. 332-321 B.C. per Shi-ji r. 320-314 B.C. per bronzeware Chen-zhang Fang Hu (Chen Zhang’s Yan King Kuai (Ji Kuai) square kettle); 320-318 B.C.
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