Ying (state)

Not to be confused with Ying (郢), another name of the ancient Chinese state of Bi in Shaanxi.

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.^[1]

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

History

The state of Ying was founded around 1030 BCE by Ying Hou, a younger brother of King Cheng of Zhou.^[2]: 312

Partial list of rulers

• 1. Ying Hou (應侯) younger brother of King Cheng of Zhou^[1]
• 2. Ying Hou Xiangong (應侯見工), son of Ying Hou^[3]

(Unknown intermediary king[s])

• Ying Ligong (or Xigong, 應釐公)^[4]

(Unknown intermediary king[s])

• Ying Houcheng (應侯爯)^[4]

(Unknown later king[s])

See also

• Warring States period