Han (SE Zhou state)

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

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

Han was a minor chinese state under the Zhou dynasty, 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 (simplified Chinese: 陈国; traditional Chinese: 陳國; pinyin: Shǔgāngshān) to the southeast of Zhou kingdom. 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, whose King Fuchai named his Han Canal (simplified Chinese: 邗沟; traditional Chinese: 邗溝; pinyin: Hángōu) and Hancheng (at present-day Yangzhou) after it.

See also

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