Map Introduction

State of Qin (770 BCE – 207 BCE) was a vassal state established by the Huaxia people in northwestern China during the Zhou Dynasty. Its founding ancestor, Qin Feizi, was a descendant of Elai, the son of the renowned Shang general Feilian (also known as Fei Lian) who served under King Zhou of Shang. The ancestral Ying lineage of the Qin people, as early as the Yin-Shang period, served as capable guardians of the western frontiers against the Xirong peoples. They were highly valued by the Shang Dynasty, held noble status, and were subsequently enfeoffed as lords.

During the Shang, Zhou, and Spring and Autumn periods, the ancient State of Shu controlled a territory stretching north to Hanzhong, south to Nanzhong, and east to the Qingjiang River in western Hubei. By the Warring States period, Shu maintained its hold on Hanzhong in the north, expanded deep into the southwestern Yi regions in the south, and held territories east of the Jialing River in the east, becoming a major power in southwestern China.

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