An ancient Zhou-period state in eastern Sichuan and the Chongqing region, culturally distinct from the Central Plains Zhou states, conquered by Qin in 316 BCE.
The Ba state in the Sichuan/Chongqing region was conquered by the Qin state in 316 BCE, when Qin general Zhang Yi and Sima Cuo led a campaign that destroyed both Ba and the neighboring state of Shu.
The atlas holds 2 border frames for Ba (State) — the shape you scrub through changes in 1046 BC · 900 BC.
Sage's SUNY Press history of ancient Sichuan, tracing the Shu and Ba polities from their origins to their conquest and integration into Qin China.
Era/regional: provides the Zhou-period framework for the peripheral southwestern states (Ba and Shu) and their absorption by Qin in 316 BCE.