Pi (state)
Pi 邳 | |||||||
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| 11th Century BCE–unknown | |||||||
| Capital | Xuecheng (薛城), 30 km south of Tengzhou, Shandong Province Lower Pi (下邳), North east of Pizhou City, Shandong Province Upper Pi (上邳), West of the Xuecheng District, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province | ||||||
| Religion | Chinese folk religion, ancestor worship, Taoism | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
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| History | |||||||
• Established | 11th Century BCE | ||||||
• Disestablished | unknown | ||||||
| Currency | Chinese coin, gold coins | ||||||
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Pi (Chinese: 邳; pinyin: Pī) was a Zhou dynasty (1045–256 BCE) vassal state in ancient China. Also known as Xue (Chinese: 薛), Pi was ruled by members of the Ren (任) family.
Its progenitor Xi Zhong (奚仲), had been the Minister of Chariots (车正) for Yu the Great during the Xia dynasty (c. 2070 BC – 1600 BCE) who was given land at the confluence of the Dan (丹水) and Yi Rivers (沂水) in the southern part of modern-day Shandong.
During the Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BCE), the State of Pi shares a border with the State of Song to the east and the State of Tan (郯国) to the north.