Chu

722 BC – 223 BC · up to 589 thousand km² · Asia

Capital: Danyang (…–700 BC), Ying (700 BC–…)

Chu was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. Their first ruler was King Wu of Chu in the early 8th century BC. Chu was located in the south of the Zhou heartland and lasted during the Spring and Autumn period. At the end of the Warring States period it was annexed by the Qin in 223 BC during the Qin's wars of unification.