What Country Was Zaozhuang In?

Zaozhuang (Shandong, China) lies within 16 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Han, from 1 BC to AD 299. The earliest state recorded here is Zhou states (500 BC).

Who ruled Zaozhuang?

Period (by border map)	Ruled by
500 BC – 201 BC	Zhou states
200 BC – 2 BC	Han Empire
1 BC – AD 299	Han
AD 300 – AD 499	Jin
AD 500 – AD 599	Jin Empire
AD 600 – AD 699	Sui Empire
AD 700 – AD 999	Tang Empire
1000 – 1299	Song Empire
1300 – 1399	Great Khanate
1400 – 1499	Ming Empire
1500 – 1649	Ming Chinese Empire
1650 – 1782	Manchu Empire
1783 – 1814	Qing Empire
1815 – 1919	Manchu Empire
1920 – 1937	Chinese Warlords
1938 – 1944	Chinese warlords
1945 – today	China

Map showing Zaozhuang in AD 100 — Border map for AD 100. See the world in AD 100.

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Historic cities nearby

Qufu · about 100 km
Kaifeng · about 300 km
Anyang · about 320 km
Nanjing · about 330 km

Battles and events within 200 km

Battle of Gaixia · 202 BC

Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.

Famous people from the region

Lived	Person
551 BC – 479 BC	Confucius	Philosopher and teacher
256 BC – 195 BC	Liu Bang (Emperor Gaozu of Han)	Founder of the Han dynasty
AD 155 – AD 220	Cao Cao	Warlord and poet
1328 – 1398	Zhu Yuanzhang (Hongwu Emperor)	Founder of the Ming dynasty

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.