Qi (state)

Qi 齊 *Dzəj
1046 BCE–221 BCE
Qi in 260 BCE
Status	Regional State (1046–323 BCE ) Kingdom (323–221 BCE )
Capital	Yingqiu (11 c.–866 BCE ) Bogu (866–859 BCE ) Linzi (859–221 BCE )
Religion	ancestor worship Chinese folk religion
Government	Monarchy
Lord of Qi
• 685–643 BCE	Duke Huan of Qi
• 547–490 BCE	Duke Jing of Qi
Chancellor
• 685–645 BCE	Guan Zhong
• 556–500 BCE	Yan Ying
History
• Enfeoffment of Duke Tai	1046 BCE
• Conquered by Qin	221 BCE
Currency	Knife money
Preceded by Succeeded by Pugu Qin dynasty

Qi
"Qi" in seal script (top), Traditional (middle), and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese	齊
Simplified Chinese	齐
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qí Gwoyeu Romatzyh Chyi Wade–Giles Ch'i2 IPA [tɕʰǐ] Wu Suzhounese Zí Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chàih Jyutping Cai4 IPA [tsʰɐj˩] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Chê Tâi-lô Tsê Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC Cà̤ Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014) *[dz]ˤəj

Qi, or Ch'i^[1] in Wade–Giles romanization, was a regional state of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China, whose rulers held titles of Hou (侯), then Gong（公）, before declaring themselves independent Kings （王）. Its capital was Linzi, located in present-day Shandong. Qi was founded shortly after the Zhou conquest of Shang, c. 1046 BCE. Its first monarch was Jiang Ziya (Lord Tai; r. 1046–1015 BCE ), minister of King Wen and a legendary figure in Chinese culture. His family ruled Qi for several centuries before it was replaced by the Tian family in 386 BCE.^[2] Qi was the final surviving state to be annexed by Qin during its unification of China.