X-Nico

unusual facts about House of Ying



Duke Zhuang of Qin

King Xuan then awarded Qin the territory of Quanqiu (犬丘, also called Xichui, in present-day Li County, Gansu), formerly belonging to the senior branch of the House of Ying that was destroyed by the Rong, and Duke Zhuang moved the capital of the state from Qin (in present-day Zhangjiachuan County, Gansu) to Quanqiu.

Feichang

In the Records of the Grand Historian, Sima Qian's account of the origins of the House of Ying state that Feichang was the great-great-grandson of Ruomu, one of the sons of Fei the Great (also known as Boyi).

Longnan

Longnan is very important in Chinese history: it was the home of Rong tribes that troubled the Shang and Zhou dynasties and is considered the homeland of the House of Ying, the family of the Qin dynasty that united China at the end of the Warring States period.


see also

Qin Zhong

The Xirong tribes that lived near Qin also rebelled, exterminating the senior branch of the House of Ying at Quanqiu (present-day Lixian in Gansu).