Shen (state)

Shen
申
?–between 688 and 680 BCE
Shen is a state in the central-south region near Chu
CapitalNanyang
Common languagesOld Chinese
GovernmentMonarchy
History 
• Established
?
• Disestablished
between 688 and 680 BCE

Shen (Chinese: 申; pinyin: Shēn) was a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty ruled by the Jiang (姜) family as an earldom. At the beginning of the Spring and Autumn period, the Shen state was annexed by the Chu state and became one of its counties.

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