Xing (state)
The State of Xíng was a vassal state of ancient China during the Zhou Dynasty and Spring and Autumn period, ruled by descendants of the Jí family. Its original location was on the plain east of the Shanxi plateau and north of most of the other states.History
Sometime between 1046 and 1043 BCE, King Wu of Zhou granted lands around modern day Xingtai City, to Pengshu of Xing, who was the fourth son of the Duke of Zhou. In 662 BCE Duke Huan of Qi forced the people of Xing south east into Hebei Province to a place known as Yiyi . In 635 BCE, during the rule of Duke Yuan of Xing, the State of Xing was wiped out by the State of Wey.
