Han (SE Zhou state)

This article is about the southeast Zhou state. For other uses, see Han (disambiguation).

Han was a minor chinese state under the Zhou dynasty,^[1] located in present-day Jiangsu province. It was established by sinicized refugees from the central plains, who established a new vassal state in the Shugang Hills [zh] (simplified Chinese: 陈国; traditional Chinese: 陳國; pinyin: Shǔgāngshān) to the southeast of Zhou kingdom.^[2] Its capital—also named Han—was located in the southern area of present-day Huai'an municipality. By the early Spring and Autumn period at the latest, Han was conquered by the state of Wu,^[2] whose King Fuchai named his Han Canal [zh] (simplified Chinese: 邗沟; traditional Chinese: 邗溝; pinyin: Hángōu) and Hancheng (at present-day Yangzhou) after it.

State of Han
Traditional Chinese	邗國
Simplified Chinese	邗国
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hánguó Wade–Giles Han-kuo Han Kuo
Han
Chinese	邗
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hán Wade–Giles Han
Wuhan
Traditional Chinese	呉邗
Simplified Chinese	吴邗
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wúhán Wade–Giles Wu-han

See also

• Han (NW Zhou state)
• Han (disambiguation)