Map Introduction

State of Qi (1044 BCE – 221 BCE) was a vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty, existing from the Western Zhou through the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods in Chinese history. It was granted the title of Marquis by the Son of Heaven and is historically divided into two periods: the Jiang Qi and Tian Qi eras. Its territory was located in present-day Shandong. The first ruler was Grand Duke Wang, who served as military strategist and advisor to King Wu of Zhou. Qi is recognized as one of the four major powers of the Spring and Autumn Period in the Zuo Zhuan (Twenty-seventh Year of Duke Xiang), Discourses of the States, and Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian.

State of Lu (1032 BCE – 249 BCE) was a pre-Qin vassal state of the Ji lineage, holding the rank of Marquis. Its first ruler was Bo Qin, son of the Duke of Zhou (brother of King Wu of Zhou).

Map Source

The Historical Maps of Qi State and Lu State in the Spring and Autumn Period of China is sourced from The Historical Atlas of China, Volume 1(2)—Maps of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, published by SinoMaps Press on October 1, 1982, with Tan Qixiang as its author.

The Historical Atlas of China is an atlas focusing primarily on the historical administrative divisions and territories of China throughout its dynasties, compiled under the chief editorship of Tan Qixiang. The entire work spans from the primitive society to the end of the Qing dynasty, organized into 8 volumes and 20 sections according to historical periods, containing a total of 304 maps (not including illustrations). All maps juxtapose historical and modern geography. The compilation of this atlas began in the 1950s, it was seriously disturbed during the cultural revolution. The internal edition was published in 1975 but contained numerous errors. Publication of Volumes 1-8 occurred successively starting in 1982. The Historical Atlas of China is a rare and valuable resource for studying the historical administrative divisions of China.

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