Territorial change of Qi (state) (Qi)

“Qi (state)”(Qi) — appears in this map’s data from 750 BC to 204 BC. Its territory was largest in 284 BC – 248 BC, at ≈ 130 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
750 BC – 551 BC≈ 103 thousand km²
550 BC – 481 BC≈ 87 thousand km²
480 BC – 405 BC≈ 87 thousand km²
404 BC – 351 BC≈ 120 thousand km²
350 BC – 292 BC≈ 120 thousand km²
291 BC – 285 BC≈ 120 thousand km²
284 BC – 248 BC≈ 130 thousand km²
247 BC – 224 BC≈ 109 thousand km²
223 BC – 223 BC≈ 109 thousand km²
222 BC – 219 BC≈ 109 thousand km²
206 BC – 204 BC≈ 60 thousand km²
750 BC204 BC

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in 284 BC – 248 BC (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
750 BC≈ 103 thousand km²8 of 33
700 BC≈ 103 thousand km²7 of 29
675 BC≈ 103 thousand km²6 of 29
650 BC≈ 103 thousand km²10 of 34
630 BC≈ 103 thousand km²10 of 32
615 BC≈ 103 thousand km²13 of 35
600 BC≈ 103 thousand km²12 of 49
550 BC≈ 87 thousand km²11 of 49
540 BC≈ 87 thousand km²10 of 48
530 BC≈ 87 thousand km²9 of 47
500 BC≈ 87 thousand km²10 of 45
480 BC≈ 87 thousand km²10 of 43
450 BC≈ 87 thousand km²11 of 34
404 BC≈ 120 thousand km²10 of 32
383 BC≈ 120 thousand km²11 of 34
366 BC≈ 120 thousand km²11 of 36
350 BC≈ 120 thousand km²11 of 35
337 BC≈ 120 thousand km²10 of 30
333 BC≈ 120 thousand km²10 of 31
331 BC≈ 120 thousand km²11 of 33
326 BC≈ 120 thousand km²11 of 33
323 BC≈ 120 thousand km²13 of 36
318 BC≈ 120 thousand km²13 of 36
315 BC≈ 120 thousand km²14 of 34
307 BC≈ 120 thousand km²16 of 37
301 BC≈ 120 thousand km²16 of 38
291 BC≈ 120 thousand km²16 of 40
284 BC≈ 130 thousand km²14 of 39
283 BC≈ 130 thousand km²14 of 39
281 BC≈ 130 thousand km²13 of 39
279 BC≈ 130 thousand km²13 of 43
277 BC≈ 130 thousand km²14 of 43
275 BC≈ 130 thousand km²14 of 43
272 BC≈ 130 thousand km²13 of 44
271 BC≈ 130 thousand km²13 of 45
264 BC≈ 130 thousand km²13 of 45
256 BC≈ 130 thousand km²15 of 44
247 BC≈ 109 thousand km²18 of 43
239 BC≈ 109 thousand km²19 of 45
230 BC≈ 109 thousand km²18 of 43
225 BC≈ 109 thousand km²19 of 43
223 BC≈ 109 thousand km²17 of 41
222 BC≈ 109 thousand km²17 of 39
206 BC≈ 60 thousand km²30 of 56

Its highest rank was in 675 BC: number 29 of 6.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 3 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
203 BClostHan≈ 57 thousand km²
404 BCgainedLu (state)≈ 24 thousand km²
247 BClostChu (state)≈ 21 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

Qi, or Ch'i in Wade–Giles romanization, was a regional state of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China, whose rulers held titles of Hou (侯), then Gong (公), before declaring themselves independent Kings (王). Its capital was Linzi, located in present-day Shandong.

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