Once upon a time, our ancestors wrote a brilliant chapter in history. At that time, under the feudal feudal system, 8 famous dukedoms were born. The origins of these 8 dukedoms are not simple, and they all have their own unique stories behind them. Some of them are from the bloodline of the Yellow Emperor, Yao Shun and others, and some are descendants of the founding heroes of the Zhou Dynasty. At that time, it was regarded as a noble and prominent status symbol, and was given the highest title. But who would have thought that these 8 dukedoms, which were at the peak of their status from the beginning, would eventually fall one after another and disappear into the long river of history?
In the early years of the Zhou Dynasty, after King Wu of Zhou quelled the Shang Rebellion, in order to consolidate the rule of the dynasty, he adopted a large-scale policy of partitioning. According to the hierarchy of the time, the duke was the highest title after the royal family itself. Among the many feudal states, the highest status belonged to the 8 dukes. However, it is not easy to become a dukedom, and only those who are of extraordinary origin, noble blood, or have made great contributions to the Zhou Dynasty can be canonized to this supreme title.
The first duke to be named was the Kingdom of Ji, and their ancestor was not far from the legendary Yellow Emperor. King Wu personally sealed his descendants in Jidi, which is located in the area of Guang'anmen in present-day Beijing. It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and they were soon destroyed by the Yan State, and the Yan State also took the capital of the country as its own.
The origin of Jiao Guo is not small, and the ancestor is the ancient king who is respected as "Shennong". King Wu deliberately sealed his descendants in the scorched land to inherit the ancestors. However, Jiao moved its capital several times, and was eventually annexed by Lu.
As for Zhu Guo, he was born in the line of Emperor Yao. King Wu acted completely according to the standards of the ancient holy kings, and sealed his heir in the blessed land, praying sincerely that he would inherit the blessings of the previous king. Who knew that Zhu Guo had a bad fate, first being annexed and controlled by the powerful Qi State, and later being "pseudo-restored" by Qi State and reduced to a vassal land.
In addition to wishing foreign countries, Emperor Shun's descendant Chen Fuman was also named Duke of Chen. After experiencing the tortuous process of the destruction and restoration of the country, the Chen State was finally destroyed by the Chu State.
Next, let's take a look at the descendants of Dayu, the founding monarch of another ancient dynasty, Xia. King Wu did not forget the exploits of Dayu to control the water, and deliberately sealed his descendant Donglou Gong in Qiguo, so that he would continue to be in charge of sacrificing his ancestors. It's a pity that the fate was unfortunate, and the Qi State was almost wiped out, and was forced to migrate several times, and finally it was difficult to escape the fate of being annexed by the Chu State.
Looking at the Song Kingdom again, they were born in the royal family of the Shang Dynasty, which was regarded as an "ancient civilization", and were the brothers of the Shang Dynasty. Zhou Tianzi respected tradition and deliberately sealed Weizi, the founder of the Song State, in the old Shang capital, allowing them to inherit the rituals of the Shang Dynasty. The Song Kingdom later developed and grew, and once became one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, but after all, it could not escape the doom of being destroyed by the Three Jin Dynasty.
The other two dukedoms are Yu and Yu, both of whom are relatives of King Wen of Zhou and King Wu. In order to repay his uncle's exploits, King Wu sealed them in Yu and Yu respectively. However, these two dukedoms also eventually went to the road of collapse, especially the Kingdom of Yu, which is a typical tragedy of "losing the country in three capitals".
It seems that no matter how prominent your background is and how noble your family background is, if you leave the original environment of the times, your fate will inevitably be shaky. None of these eight dukedoms were spared, and they were all annexed by the new princes in later generations. Among them, many of them were destroyed by the descendants of the Zhou room who were sealed by their own hands, which is really deplorable.
Perhaps, as the ancients said, "the prosperous will decline, and the strong will grow old". The fall of these eight ducal dukes undoubtedly confirms this philosophy. No matter how noble their background is, no matter how special their treatment is, they are still a small drop in the face of the ever-changing historical torrent. But from another point of view, the tortuous fate of these 8 dukedoms also shows us that everything can change with the times, without exception. #头条首发大赛#