Wu

State · 750–451 BCE · at its largest around 750 BCE

State in the lower Yangtze region with its capital near modern Suzhou, which rose to prominence under King Helü and was conquered by Yue in 473 BCE.

On its lands while it lasted

• Fengtai County (c. 750 BCE): Capital of Cai (750 BCE–451 BCE).
• Danyang (c. 722–701 BCE): Capital of Chu (722 BCE–701 BCE).
• The Art of War (c. 500 BCE): Military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a general associated with the state of Wu; it remains one of the most influential works on strategy.
• Nanjing (495 BCE): Capital of Eastern Wu (229–265), Southern Tang (960–976), Ming Dynasty (1375–1644), and 2 more.

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