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Eastern Guo

1046 BCE – 767 BCE (approx.) · capital Zhi

A Ji-clan state near Xingyang founded by a brother of King Wen of Zhou and swallowed by the newly arrived State of Zheng in 767 BCE.

Origins

Eastern Guo was established early in the Western Zhou by Guo Shu or Guo Zhong, younger brothers of King Wen, whose descendants held two separate Guo states. The eastern one, centred at Zhi near modern Xingyang in Henan, guarded the approaches to the eastern capital at Luoyi.

Rule and society

Its rulers were close kin of the Zhou kings, but little else is known of their government. The state controlled strategic ground near the Yellow River and the Xingyang pass.

Decline and legacy

When the Zhou court moved east in 770 BCE, Duke Huan of Zheng had already deposited his family and treasure with Eastern Guo and nearby Kuai. His son Duke Wu of Zheng conquered Eastern Guo in 767 BCE, and the State of Zheng built its power on its lands.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Eastern Guo. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/eastern-guo
MLA
“Eastern Guo.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/eastern-guo. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Eastern Guo.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/eastern-guo.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Eastern Guo’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/eastern-guo (Accessed: ).

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