Ancient Chinese states (traditional Chinese: 諸侯國; simplified Chinese: 诸侯国; pinyin: Zhūhóu guó) were dynastic or autonomous polities of Ancient China within and without the vassalage to a higher sovereign. The term typically refers to various states that existed prior to Qin's wars of unification, particularly those during the Zhou dynasty who acknowledged the Son of Heaven as the universal suzerain.
Ancient Chinese states (traditional Chinese: 諸侯國; simplified Chinese: 诸侯国; pinyin: Zhūhóu guó) were dynastic or autonomous polities of Ancient China within and without the vassalage to a higher sovereign. The term typically refers to various states that existed prior to Qin's wars of unification, particularly those during the Zhou dynasty who acknowledged the Son of Heaven as the universal suzerain.
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