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or Ch'u
One of the states contending for power in China, 770–221 BC.
Chu emerged in the 8th century BC in the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) valley, then not a part of China. It struggled with other states for supreme control over China in the 3rd century BC but lost out to Qin , which formed the first great Chinese empire.
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[c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions)
Ch'eng Chu school
Chu Teh
Chu Hsi
Chu ko Liang
Ch'iu Ch'u chi
Yeh lü Ch'u ts'ai