Shěn (state)
Shen 沈 | |
|---|---|
| Early Zhou dynasty–c. 500 BCE | |
| Capital | Shěn (沈), modern-day Linquan County |
| Common languages | Chinese language |
| Religion | Chinese folk religion, ancestor worship |
| Government | Earldom, Marquessate |
| Historical era | Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period |
• Established | Early Zhou dynasty |
• Disestablished | c. 500 BCE |
Shen (Chinese: 沈; pinyin: Shěn) was a vassal state during the Zhou dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period located in modern-day Henan. Its founder is unknown, although a possible founder was one of the sons of King Wen of Zhou.