Origins and Location
The state was founded in the sixth century BC (or in 414 BC) by descendants of the Baidi ( "White Di") who had been driven from Shaanxi into Hebei, where they founded their first city with assistance from the State of Wei. By around 400 BC, it had adopted much of Chinese culture, but it was not considered fully Chinese.
Around 300 BC, Zhongshan's capital was at either Pingshan or Lingshou, both about 75 miles southwest of Baoding and 25 miles northwest of Shijiazhuang. It was surrounded by the State of Zhao to the west and the State of Yan to the east. It had fortified cities and 1,000 war chariots in its army. Archeology shows a material culture similar to the rest of China at that time.
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