Guo - く

…The tombs of the nobles of Guo from the late Western Zhou period to the early Spring and Autumn period are located in Shangcunling, Sanmenxia City, Henan Province, China. Guo is the same family name as Zhou, but in addition to Western Guo, where King Wen's younger brother Guo Zhong was first given a fief, there is Eastern Guo, where King Wen's younger brother Guo Shu was given a fief, and furthermore, due to subsequent transfers, there are Southern Guo and Northern Guo (Pinglu County, Shanxi Province). …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…中国，河南省三門峡市上村嶺にある西周時代後期から春秋時代前期の虢国貴族の墓群。虢は周と同姓の国であるが，周の文王の弟虢仲が初めて封ぜられた西虢のほか，文王の弟虢叔の封ぜられた東虢があり，さらにその後の移動によって，南虢，北虢(山西省平陸県)がある。…

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