Teng

Teng (Chinese: 滕; pinyin: Téng; 1046–414 BC) was a minor Chinese vassal state that existed during the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, located in the south of modern-day Shandong province. Its territory corresponds to the present-day county-level city of Tengzhou. Teng's ruling family was the Ji family, with the founder, Shu Xiu of Cuo (錯叔繡), being the 14th brother of King Wu of Zhou. It was conquered and annexed by the Yue state during the reign of Goujian Teng was a vassal of the Lu state, and is famed as the birthplace of the Chinese philosopher Mozi and architect Lu Ban. The name of the state survives in both the city of Tengzhou and the Chinese.