Liang () was one of the
states during the
Spring and Autumn period of ancient China, bordering the
State of Qin and was conquered by
Duke Mu of Qin in 641 BCE. The rulers of Liang had the surname Ying (嬴).
Yang Bojun
Yang Bojun (; 1 September 1909 − 1992) was a Chinese philologist best known for his ''Chunqiu Zuozhuan Zhu'' (), an annotated commentary of the ancient Chinese historical text and Confucian classic '' Zuo Zhuan''. The work took him more than t ...
, " Zuo Zhuan 17th Year of Xigong", Zhonghua Publishing 1990, p372 The capital of Liang was located south of modern
City of Hancheng in
Shaanxi
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), N ...
.
In 703 BC, the rulers of the five states of
Western Guo
Western Guo () was a vassal state in China during the Zhou Dynasty. "Guo" was a kinship group that held at least five pieces of territory within the Zhou realm at various times.
After King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Shang Dynasty in 1046 BCE, his u ...
,
Rui,
Xun (荀國) and
Jia (賈國), including the State of Liang, suppressed
Duke Wu of Quwo using armed force.
In 654 BC,
Prince Yiwu from the
State of Jin escaped to Liang. The ruler of Liang (梁伯) betrothed his daughter Liang Ying (梁嬴) to Prince Yiwu.
In 642 BC, the ruler of Liang wanted to build a new capital but it was seized by the State of Qin after it was completed.
In 641 BC, Liang was conquered by the State of Qin. According to the ''
Zuo Zhuan'', the Liang people were not able to bear the work given to them by the ruler of Liang so that the State of Qin easily conquered Liang.
Liang in astronomy
Liang is represented by the star
Delta Ophiuchi
Delta Ophiuchi (δ Ophiuchi, abbreviated Delta Oph, δ Oph), formally named Yed Prior , is a star in the constellation of Ophiuchus. It forms a naked-eye optical double with Epsilon Ophiuchi (named ''Yed Posterior''). The apparent visual ...
in asterism ''Right Wall'',
Heavenly Market enclosure
The Heavenly Market Enclosure (天市垣, ''Tian Shi Yuan''), is one of the ''San Yuan'' or Three enclosures. Stars and constellations of this group are visible during late summer and early autumn in the Northern Hemisphere (late winter and early ...
(see
Chinese constellation
Traditional Chinese astronomy has a system of dividing the celestial sphere into asterisms or constellations, known as "officials" ( Chinese ''xīng guān'').
The Chinese asterisms are generally smaller than the constellations of Hellenisti ...
).
AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 24 日
/ref>
References
Notes
{{Zhou dynasty topics
Ancient Chinese states
Zhou dynasty