There were many small countries in the Spring and Autumn Period, why are there no historical records

King Wu of Zhou divided the world, there are about 800 large and small vassal states, starting from the eastward migration of King Ping, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the small princes and small countries perished severely, especially in the Spring and Autumn Period, the major vassal states destroyed countless countries, such as the State of Chu, known as the State of Chu with five thousand miles of rivers and mountains, in the period of King Chu Zhuang destroyed more than 60 countries, because there is no difference in culture and language, and the people should not do too much effort in domestication and pacification, but in principle, the status of the monarchs of the vassal states is equal, Therefore, the first thing to do after the destruction of the kingdom is to collect or destroy the ceremonial vessels, musical instruments, tripods, classics, and other things that symbolize power and culture of the destroyed country, and then cut the walls of the royal city of the country to the height of the big cities of the country. After these measures were taken, the records about the country naturally disappeared after a long time, especially in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when many ordinary people did not have the right to learn and read, and all official records were in the hands of the king and nobles, and it was easy to revise them. Therefore, to this day, the only way to find any traces of those small countries in the past is to find the tombs of the kings when they founded the country, such as the discovery of the bell of Zeng Hou Yi, so that people know that there was a small country called Zeng Guo in history.

It is true that there are many small countries, and I agree with your point of view, but history belongs to the victors, not to the losers. Their existence provides conditions for the adequate integration of forces between the great powers, it can be said that they are survival competition, natural selection, and the survival of the fittest, and their value is reflected in the fact that they provide conditions for China's historical progress and gradually move towards reunification, and provide conditions for the great powers that can unify the whole country, and they are unsung heroes.

The specific number of vassal states in the Spring and Autumn Period varies, but there are about a hundred or dozens of them

Qi, Jin, Qin, Chen, Wu, Chu, Yue, Han, Zhao, Wei, Song, Lu, Wei, Zheng, Cao, Ju, Yi, Qi, Yang, Cai, Yan, Ren, Teng, Fei, Ni, Zeng, Zhang, Pi, Chao, Sui, Zhongwu, Liu, Liu, Zhao, Zhou, Dao, Fang, Shen, Shen, Su, Wen, Dong argued Liao, Shu, Shu, Yan, Nanyan, Xu, Xu, Yu, Yu, Li, Wuzhong, Zhongshan, Anling, Deng, Jia, Xing, Zao Foolgan, Rong, Ba, Shu, Shan Naming, Zhou, Hu, Tang, Lai, Quan, Lai, Qiyang, Ji, Sui, Tan, Dai, Huang, Xiang, Geng, Huo, Xi, Liang, Rui, Hua, Xue, Yi, Zhang, Dun, Lu Hun, Fei, Gu, Chidi, Luguo, Jiang, Genmu, Ying, Luo, Fan, Mao, Cheng, Su, Zhan, Jiao, Zhu, Lu, etc.

There are also Yiqu, Dali, Lone Bamboo, Shanrong and so on.

Because King Wu of Zhou conquered the Shang Dynasty.

Weekly rituals are practiced. Divide many princes.

Gong, Hou, Uncle, Son, Male.

For example, the Jin State is a principality, and the monarch of the Jin State is called the Jin x Duke.

The state of Zhao is the state of the marquis, and the monarch of the state of Zhao is called the marquis of Zhao x.

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Analysis: In the early years of the Spring and Autumn Period, there were more than 170 large and small vassal states in the scriptures, but their alliances and expedition deeds were not included in Qi, Jin, Chu, Qin, Lu, Song, Wei, Yan, Chen, Cao, Cai, Zheng, Wu, Yue and other more than a dozen countries.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were more than 100 countries, and finally through continuous wars and annexations, in the early years of the Warring States Period, the great countries were Qin and Chu. The seven kingdoms of Han, Zhao, Wei, Qi, and Chain Split Yan are famous"The Seven Heroes of the Warring States"。In addition to the Seven Heroes, Yue was also dominant at the beginning of the Warring States Period, Wang Chan but did not close the tomb for a long time and went into decline, and the small countries that coexisted were Song, Wei, Zhongshan, Lu, Knees, Zou, and Fei.

<><The smallest vassal states during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were state states. The state is surnamed Jiang, and the monarch is a descendant of Gaotao. It is also said that the state is a country with a surname, a descendant of Gaotao.

Jiang surnamed Chao Guan Guo" was sealed in the state of Anqiu County, Shandong Province, and the state was established. The title is the duke, and the world is called the duke of the state.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a state Gongshi, the country was lost in Qi, and the state and state clans settled in Chun Trapped and let Yu Cheng (now the northeast of Anqiu County, Sen was originally the capital of the state state), and later restored the country, the name Chun Yu Guo, still a duke, became a small country in the Spring and Autumn Period.

After the death of the country, his clansman Wang Chunju took the name of the original country and called Chunyu.

At the beginning of the Spring and Autumn period, there were several hundred small countries. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the first chain of celebrations, mergers, and struggles in various countries and regions was promoted, and the contact and integration between different ethnic groups were accelerated. After a period of great turmoil and reorganization, hundreds of small states were gradually merged into seven large countries, including Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Qin, and a dozen or so small states around them.

Since King Ping of Zhou moved his capital to Luoyi, the royal family of Zhou has gradually declined, and the princes of the feudal kingdoms and monarchs of all sizes have regarded themselves as countries, and the large and small countries in the early Spring and Autumn Period have risen like stars. Moreover, according to the current historical records, relics and cultural relics can only glimpse a corner of the society at that time, and it is impossible to know exactly the total number of countries at that time! Nianzao.

At the time of Chengkang, there were about 71 princely states of Zhushi, including 53 princes with the same surname, and there were about 140-170 princely states in the country in the year of the Western Weekend.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the emergence of so many small countries was mainly due to the feudal system of the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, in order to consolidate the rule of Zhou Tianzi, the children of the royal family and those with outstanding military achievements were divided, and "granted the people and the territory", thus forming the sub-feudal system of "feudal princes, with the feudal Ping Zhou", and there were later large and small candidate states.

Since the Zhou Dynasty, the feudal system has caused the feudal princes to have greater independence in their own fiefdoms, and can set up **, establish armies, levy and enlist, and become more and more powerful, and no longer obey the orders of Zhou Tianzi. Originally, "the Lile expedition came from the Son of Heaven", and now "the Lile conquest comes from the princes", Zhou Tianzi's power fell, and the vassal states began to compete for hegemony, and there were many small countries, and Zhou Tianzi was able to prohibit it.

Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period

It belongs to the era of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

The Zhou Dynasty pardoned the feuds, and dozens of noble titles with fiefs were large and small.

Among them, there are seven large fiefs with higher titles, which are called princely states.

There are more than a dozen smaller fiefs with lower titles.

These amnesty states have complete independent legal rights and land ownership.

This is the era when China has developed at its peak, prosperity and fairness after mankind entered the feudal society.

Although the Middle Ages in Europe also saw the situation of splitting the territory and sealing the territory, it was far less spectacular and advanced than the situation of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in China.

This is the most nostalgic era

Because the Western Zhou Dynasty implemented a sub-sealing system. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, in order to consolidate the rule of Zhou Tianzi, the children of the royal family and those with outstanding military achievements were divided, and "granted the people and the territory", thus forming the sub-feudal system of "feudal princes, with the feudal Ping Zhou", and there were later large and small candidate states.

When it comes to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, everyone will first think of Confucius and the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, of course, this is normal, because human beings have always pursued the strong, and they often only see the first, and few people will think of the second and third. China's Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were also a troubled era, in which the seven heroes stood side by side, but in addition to the seven powers, there were many small and medium-sized countries and ethnic minorities. Among these small and medium-sized countries, the strength of the Song and Lu states should not be underestimated, and the rest of the countries are not worth mentioning.

First, the end of the economic powerSong and Lu are the two largest countries in terms of land area, and the history of the two countries is also very long. The economy of the Song State is very developed, we must know that the economic base determines the superstructure, when the economy reaches a certain peak, it can affect the politics of a country, if it is not for the civil strife in the Song State later, the Song State will not be destroyed by the Qi, Chu and Wei Three Kingdoms Alliance.

2. The general trend of the worldWe all know that in ancient times, dominating the world was something that every ambitious king wanted to do. Therefore, in troubled times, no matter what country, big or small, the ultimate trend is nothing more than being swallowed up or merging. The Song State was also one of the five hegemons in the Spring and Autumn Period, and in the Warring States Period, it became a powerful country through the reform of King Song Kang, but in the end it could not escape its destruction.

There were also wise monarchs in the state of Lu, but they were finally destroyed by the king of Chu. The rest of the country is also gradually dying out. In the end, Qin Shi Huang swept away the six in one and ruled the world and established the Qin Dynasty.

Fame and fortune, royal power and wealth were pursued by the ancient people at that time, even in modern times, people are pursuing, and few people can be pure and have no pursuit. People will always have needs and pursuits in life, which is unavoidable, and I only hope that the smoke will not rise in the future. Therefore, Qin Shi Huang's domination of the world at that time was also the trend of the times, and it was always hoped that in that era, once the horn of war was sounded, there was no retreat at all.

So cherish the peaceful life we have now, and live a peaceful and stable life in a peaceful day, how luxurious it was in those days.

The Warring States period can be said to be an era of very frequent wars, wars between major powers have been fierce, and some small countries are also easily annexed and invaded by surrounding powers.

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period was an era when large countries annexed small countries, especially during the Warring States Period, when small countries were always under the threat of being annexed.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were also many small countries, such as the Song Kingdom, the Lu State, the Wei State, etc., all of which were produced by the sub-feudal system of the Zhou Dynasty, and they were all very weak and were gradually annexed by the surrounding powerful countries.