Rise
According to Shiji, the Han family was descended from the Zhou kings. Members of the family became ministers in the powerful state of Jin and were granted Hanyuan (韓原, Land of the Hans). During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Han family gradually gained influence and importance within Jin. In 403 BC, Marquess Jing of Han (韓景侯), along with Marquess Wen of Wei and Marquess Lie of Zhao partitioned Jin into Han, Wei, and Zhao marking the beginning of the Warring States Period and Han as an independent polity. King Lie of Zhou recognized the new states and elevated the rulers' titles to Marquess.
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