Ying (state)
Ying 應 | |
|---|---|
| c. 1030–646 BCE | |
Ying 應 is located to the north of Chu and southeast of Zhou; it is not to be confused with Ying 英, a different state to the east of Chu. | |
| Status | Vassal state |
| Capital | Pingdingshan |
| Common languages | Old Chinese |
| Religion | Chinese folk religion Ancestor veneration |
| Government | Monarchy |
| Historical era | Zhou dynasty |
• Established | c. 1030 BCE |
• Disestablished | 646 BCE |
| Today part of | China |
Ying (traditional Chinese: 應; simplified Chinese: 应; pinyin: Yīng) was a minor kingdom in eastern China that existed from c. 1030 to 646 BCE. Sometime after its establishment it became a vassal state of the Western Zhou, which extended into the Spring and Autumn period. Ying briefly became a vassal state of Chu in the early-600s BCE, but was annexed by the Chu in 646 BCE. Ying was in modern-day Pingdingshan, Henan province, where many artifacts from the state have been unearthed.