009 - The Hegemons of Spring

The Zhou lives on....sort of. The vassal states now begin to see how far they can push things, so the Zhou implement a new system: The Hegemon system, to try and keep things under control in the short term. Does this work in the long term? Well, if you are the king a strong vassal state, yes.

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Listen to this episode from The History of China on Spotify. The Zhou lives on....sort of. The vassal states now begin to see how far they can push things, so the Zhou implement a new system: The Hegemon system, to try and keep things under control in the short term.

Map of the Spring and Autumn Period and all the states we have mentioned.

The Five Hegemons

More maps! Can’t hurt, can it? Qu = Chu in this map