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struggling for hegemony over the Zhou states. In historical accounts it instead became associated with individual rulers, namely the ones who first brought their respective states to a dominant position. During the Spring and Autumn period the reigns of each hegemon tended to correspond with the
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rulers of those certain states which rose to power over the other states of this time period, states which were also formed during the period of dissolution of a once real and strong central state, namely the empire of the
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and the sack of the Zhou capital in 771 BC rendered the position of the central court untenable and eventually dependent on the protection of neighbouring states.
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in nature, the centre was strong enough to command the obedience of most of its vassals, as well as to maintain a central army. The death of
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of Chinese history (770–476 BCE), sometimes alternatively referred to as the "Age of Hegemons". There are various lists of five
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During the Spring and Autumn era itself, the hegemony tended to apply to states; it was therefore possible to speak of the
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Map of the Five Hegemons during the Spring and Autumn period of the Eastern Zhou dynasty
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hegemonic politics started with Duke Zhuang of Zheng and ended with king Goujian of Yue
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Baxter, William; Sagart, Lauren (2011). "Baxter–Sagart Old Chinese Reconstruction" (
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Baxter, William; Sagart, Lauren (2011). "Baxter–Sagart Old Chinese Reconstruction" (
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commanding the Marquis of Jin to act as Overlord / Hegemon of the Marquises
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themselves were officially rewarded the hegemony by the kings of Zhou (
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The first two hegemons are widely referred to in primary sources (e.g.
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Duke Huan of Qi for the first time acted as Hegemon / Overlord
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The Confucian-Legalist State: A New Theory of Chinese History
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Zuo tradition: Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals
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The concept of hegemony arose out of the weakness of the
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These are the two most commonly used lists of hegemons.
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interstate relations during the Spring and Autumn period
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Qi was for the first time acting as Overlord / Hegemon
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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 790:Durrant, Li, & Schaberg (translators) (2016). 240: 213: 1176: 342:The concept of the Hegemon was important to the 866:, "vol. 14". quote: (師古曰:「伯讀曰霸。此五霸謂齊桓、宋襄、晉文、秦穆、 769:translation: "十七年,襄王告急于晉,晉文公納王而誅叔帶。襄王乃賜晉文公珪鬯弓矢, 823:or Durrant, Li, & Schabert (2016: 871-873) 569:Disquisition of Four Masters Discussing Virtue 233:' has a similar meaning and pronunciation to 904: 646: 546: 533: 517: 507: 459: 447: 417: 405: 393: 381: 369: 271: 265: 259: 253: 247: 234: 224: 203: 153:Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period 197: 911: 897: 815:", relevant passage (二月。乙酉朔。晉侯悼公即位于朝。…… 所以 729:。" translation: "In King Xi's third year, 488:) in 679 BCE and in 632 BCE respectively. 264:can be translated as the 'Five Hegemons'. 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 472:) and therefore rarely disputed because 120: 296:Timeline of the most prominent hegemons 1177: 892: 748:. quote: "已酉,王享醴,命晉侯宥。王命尹氏及王子虎、內史叔興父策 318: 349: 47:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 13: 279: 14: 1201: 918: 698:"Duke Zhuang - 15th year - zhuan" 884:Four Lords of the Warring States 23: 847: 293:zenith of their state's power. 34:needs additional citations for 826: 797: 784: 759: 736: 711: 688: 675: 662: 359:Records of the Grand Historian 327:. Whilst its predecessor, the 169: 147: 1: 746:"Duke Xi - 28th year - zhuan" 777:, and gave Jin lands on the 242: 215: 7: 877: 775:made him Hegemon / Overlord 272: 248: 225: 151:), also referred to as the 10: 1206: 819:也。). 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