Territory
Ba territory originally included areas in the Han River valley and had its capital at Yicheng, Hubei; however the ascendance of Chu pushed Ba westwards and further into the Sichuan basin. Chu expansion also forced Ba to move its capital several times. According to the 4th century AD text Chronicles of Huayang by Chang Qu, capitals or administrative centers of Ba included Jiangzhou (Chongqing), Dianjiang (Hechuan), and Pingdu (Fengdu), with its final capital at Langzhong. During the Warring States Period, Qin, Chu and Shu, all more powerful states, shared a common border with Ba.
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