Wu (state)
The State of Wu (Chinese: 吳國, 吴国, Wúguó) was one of the vassal states during the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period. It was also known as Gou Wu (勾吳) from the name of the indigenous tribe there and as Gong Wu (工吳).
Considered a semi-barbarous state by ancient Chinese historians, Wu was located at the mouth of the Yangtze River east of the State of Chu. Its first capital was at Meili (probably in modern Wuxi) and was later moved to Gusu (within modern Suzhou) and then Helu City (the old town of present-day Suzhou).