ancient Chinese state
C11189
concept
An ancient Chinese state is a historically documented political entity that existed within the territory of what is now China, characterized by its own ruling house, administrative system, culture, and military, and interacting with neighboring states through warfare, diplomacy, and trade.
All labels observed (20)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ancient Chinese state canonical | 41 |
| Chinese kingdom | 5 |
| Three Kingdoms state | 5 |
| Sixteen Kingdoms state | 4 |
| Chinese state | 2 |
| Warring States period polity | 2 |
| Warring States period state | 2 |
| territory of Shu Han | 2 |
| Northern Dynasties state | 1 |
| Spring and Autumn period hegemon | 1 |
| Spring and Autumn period state | 1 |
| Zhou dynasty polity | 1 |
| Zhou dynasty state | 1 |
| founding state of the Zhou dynasty | 1 |
| predecessor state of the Qing dynasty | 1 |
| state of the Sixteen Kingdoms | 1 |
| vassal state of Zhou dynasty | 1 |
| 古代中國國家 | 1 |
| 周朝諸侯國 | 1 |
| 春秋時期諸侯國 | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: ancient Chinese state
Generated description
An ancient Chinese state is a historically documented political entity that existed within the territory of what is now China, characterized by its own ruling house, administrative system, culture, and military, and interacting with neighboring states through warfare, diplomacy, and trade.
Instances (59)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| State of Qi | — |
| State of Lu | — |
| Eastern Wu | — |
| Shu Han | — |
|
State of Qin
linked to:
state of Qin
|
— |
| Cao Wei | — |
|
State of Zhao
linked to:
state of Zhao
|
— |
| State of Yue | — |
| State of Han | — |
| State of Jin | — |
|
State of Yan
linked to:
state of Yan
|
— |
|
State of Wei
linked to:
state of Wei
|
— |
| Zhou state | — |
| ancient State of Sui | — |
|
Jin (state)
linked to:
Jin State
|
— |
| Later Jin | predecessor state of the Qing dynasty |
| State of Chu | — |
|
State of Chen
linked to:
ancient State of Chen
|
— |
| Northern Zhou | Northern Dynasties state |
| 邾 | — |
| Former Qin | — |
| Later Yan | Sixteen Kingdoms state |
|
State of Cai
linked to:
Cai
|
— |
| State of Wu | — |
| State of Guo | — |
|
State of Zou
linked to:
state of Zou
|
— |
| Zhao | — |
| Qi | — |
| Kingdom of Wei (Three Kingdoms, regional capital) | Chinese kingdom |
| State of Song | — |
| State of Ju | — |
| Former Zhao | Sixteen Kingdoms state |
| Later Qin | state of the Sixteen Kingdoms |
| Yizhou (Shu territory) | territory of Shu Han |
| Kingdom of Zhao | — |
| State of Qin | — |
|
State of Cao
linked to:
state of Cao
|
— |
|
State of Zheng
linked to:
state of Zheng
|
— |
| Hán | — |
| Chu | — |
| 晉 | 周朝諸侯國 |
| Later Zhao | — |
| Former Liang | — |
| Former Yan | Sixteen Kingdoms state |
| State of Zhongshan | — |
| Zeng state | — |
| Wu (Ten Kingdoms) | Chinese kingdom |
| Southern Han | Chinese kingdom |
| Wuyue | Chinese state |
| Southern Tang | Chinese kingdom |