Minyue

The location of Minyue kingdom before the conquest of the Han dynasty|thumb Minyue (; Pinyin: Mǐnyuè, Mínyuè) was an ancient kingdom in what is now the Fujian province in southern China. It was a contemporary of the Han dynasty, and was later annexed by the Han empire as the dynasty expanded southward. The kingdom existed approximately from 306 BC to 110 BC.

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Former country.conventional_long_name: Minyue
Former country.common_name: Minyue
Former country.status: Kingdom
Former country.government_type: Monarchy
Former country.year_start: 306 BC
Former country.year_end: 110 BC
Former country.p1: Yue (state)State of Yue
Former country.s1: Han dynasty
Former country.population_estimate: 400,000
Former country.population_estimate_year: 110 BC
Former country.event_end: Defeated and annexed by the Han dynasty
Former country.event1: 306 BC
Former country.event2: Divided by the Han dynasty among the Minyue king and the Dongyue king
Former country.date_event2: 135 BC
Former country.image_map: Minyue.png
Former country.image_map_caption: The location of Minyue
Former country.image_map2: Map of Minyue.png
Former country.map_caption2: Map of Minyue

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inception: 0334-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 0110-00-00
Commons category: Minyue

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History
Foundation
Wars against other countries
Attack on Dong'ou
Invasion of Nanyue, defeat by Han and resettlement
Culture
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
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==History== thumb|right|A statue of Wuzhu, King of Minyue in Gulou District, Fuzhou thumb|270px|The Minyue and main polities in Afro-Eurasia and Oceania around 200 BC