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TheStat
eofJinai
dedWu'sri
setopowerasauseful
all
yagainstt
heStateofChu.I
n584BC,
Wu
rebel
l
edagai
nstChuupontheadvi
ceofWuchen,
aJinmi ni
sterwhodefect
edfr
om Chu.
I
ronical
ly,
Wuwasl aterthr
eatenedbyanupst ar
tstat
etoitsownsout h,Yue;
Chut henaided
Yue'
sr i
seasacountert oWu.Al t
houghWuwonamaj orvictor
yagai nstYuein494BC, i
tfai
led
tocompletel
ysubj
ugat eit
,inpartbecauseofYue'
sti
melybr i
bingofani mportantWumi ni
ster
.
Whil
eWuwasengagedi nami li
tar
ycampaigninthenort
h, Yuelaunchedasur pri
seattackon
Wuin482BCandconquer edthecapital
.Overt
henextdecade, Wuwasunabl et orecoverand
Yueabsorbedthestatein473BC.
Wu,Yue,andChual
lprocl
aimedthemselv
eskingsi
nthe6thcent
uryBC,
showingt
hedr
ast
ic
weakeni
ngoftheZhoucourt'
sauthor
it
yduri
ngtheSpr
ingandAutumnperi
od.
Ki
ngsofWuf
ami
l
ytr
ee
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e
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