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Kingdom of Jibei

206 BCE – 206 BCE · capital Boyang

A fragment of the old state of Qi given to Tian An in 206 BCE, destroyed within months when Tian Rong reunited Qi by force.

Origins

Tian An, a grandson of King Jian, the last king of the State of Qi, captured several towns north of the Ji River during the war against the Qin dynasty and followed Xiang Yu to Julu. In 206 BCE Xiang Yu made him King of Jibei, with his capital at Boyang in central Shandong.

Rule and society

Jibei was one of three kingdoms into which Xiang Yu split Qi, alongside the Kingdom of Jiaodong and Qi (206 BC), to weaken the powerful Tian clan. It lasted too short a time for any government to take shape.

Decline and legacy

Tian Rong, the Qi strongman excluded from Xiang Yu's settlement, attacked the three kingdoms in 206 BCE, killed Tian An and reunited Qi under himself, provoking Xiang Yu's invasion of Qi.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kingdom of Jibei. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kingdom-of-jibei
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