Han (NW Zhou state) explained

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 sonknown only as the "Marquess of Han" of the Wu King of Zhou[1] in the 11th century BC. The rulers held the rank of marquess and ancestral name of Ji (Chinese: {{linktext|姬).[2] Han was conquered by the Jin and enfeoffed to Wuzi of Han, a descendant of the Marquis Mu of Jin, in the 8th century BC.

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  1. 左傳僖公二十四年
  2. 春秋會要卷一頁三十八