Luo was a minor Chinese feudal
state
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* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
**Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country
**Nation state, a ...
that existed during the
Shang dynasty
The Shang dynasty (), also known as the Yin dynasty (), was a Chinese royal dynasty that ruled in the Yellow River valley during the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Western Zhou d ...
. Afterwards, when
Zhou overthrew
Shang, it became one of Zhou states during the
Spring and Autumn period
The Spring and Autumn period () was a period in History of China, Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou (256 BCE), characterized by the gradual erosion of royal power as local lords nominally subject t ...
.
The rulers of Luo shared a common origin with the rulers of
Chu.
Ancient Chinese states
States of the Spring and Autumn period
7th-century BC disestablishments in China
Zhou dynasty
Shang dynasty
States and territories disestablished in the 7th century BC
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