Cai (state)
Cai 蔡 | |||||||
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| c. 1045 BCE–447 BCE | |||||||
Cai is in the central plain, near Chu, Chen and Zheng | |||||||
| Status | County (伯國) → March (侯國) | ||||||
| Capital | Shàngcài (上蔡) Xīncài (新蔡) Xiàcài (下蔡) | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
| Lord | |||||||
• 1046 BC – ? | Cai Shu Du | ||||||
• ?–? | Ji Hu | ||||||
• ?–? | Huang | ||||||
• ?–? | Gōng | ||||||
• ?–863 BC | Li | ||||||
• 863–837 BC | Wu | ||||||
• 837–809 BC | Yi | ||||||
• 809–761 BC | Xi | ||||||
• 761–760 BC | Gòng | ||||||
• 760–750 BC | Dai | ||||||
• 750–715 BC | Xuan | ||||||
• 715–695 BC | Huan | ||||||
• 695–675 BC | Ai | ||||||
• 675–646 BC | Mu | ||||||
• 645–612 BC | Zhuang | ||||||
| Historical era | Zhou dynasty | ||||||
• Established | c. 1045 BCE | ||||||
• Conquered by Chu | 447 BCE | ||||||
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"Cai" in ancient seal script (top) and modern (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 蔡 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cai (Chinese: 蔡; pinyin: Cài; Old Chinese: *s.r̥ˤat-s) was an ancient Chinese state established at the beginning of the Zhou dynasty, rising to prominence during the Spring and Autumn period, and destroyed early in the Warring States period.