Han (NW Zhou state)

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

Han was a minor Chinese state under the Zhou dynasty. It was centered on present-day Hancheng in Shaanxi and Hejin in Shanxi. The state was created for a son—known only as the "Marquess of Han" (韓侯)—of the King Wu of Zhou^[1] in the 11th century BC. The rulers held the rank of marquess and ancestral name of Ji (姬).^[2] Han was conquered by the Jin and enfeoffed to Wuzi of Han,^[2] a descendant of the Marquis Mu of Jin, in the 8th century BC.

Han
Traditional Chinese	韓國
Simplified Chinese	韩国
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hánguó Wade–Giles Han-kuo

See also

• Han (SE Zhou state)
• Han (disambiguation)