Minyue
The location of Minyue kingdom before the conquest of the Han dynasty|thumb Minyue (; Pinyin: Mǐnyuè, Mínyuè) was an ancient kingdom in what is now the Fujian province in southern China. It was a contemporary of the Han dynasty, and was later annexed by the Han empire as the dynasty expanded southward. The kingdom existed approximately from 306 BC to 110 BC.
Key facts
- Former country.conventional_long_name
- Minyue
- Former country.common_name
- Minyue
- Former country.status
- Kingdom
- Former country.government_type
- Monarchy
- Former country.year_start
- 306 BC
- Former country.year_end
- 110 BC
- Former country.p1
- Yue (state)State of Yue
- Former country.s1
- Han dynasty
- Former country.population_estimate
- 400,000
- Former country.population_estimate_year
- 110 BC
- Former country.event_end
- Defeated and annexed by the Han dynasty
- Former country.event1
- 306 BC
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Foundation
- Wars against other countries
- Attack on Dong'ou
- Invasion of Nanyue, defeat by Han and resettlement
- Culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The location of Minyue kingdom before the conquest of the Han dynasty|thumb Minyue (; Pinyin: Mǐnyuè, Mínyuè) was an ancient kingdom in what is now the Fujian province in southern China. It was a contemporary of the Han dynasty, and was later annexed by the Han empire as the dynasty expanded southward. The kingdom existed approximately from 306 BC to 110 BC.
==History== thumb|right|A statue of Wuzhu, King of Minyue in Gulou District, Fuzhou thumb|270px|The Minyue and main polities in Afro-Eurasia and Oceania around 200 BC