mother's family among them for many years until assassins sent by his brother forced him to begin wandering through the Chinese states. 640 BC: The Di were allied with Qi and Xing against Wey. 636 BC: The Di helped the Zhou king against the state of Cheng. The Xianyu and "White Di" moved east from the areas around the Yellow River in north Shaanxi and northwest Shanxi into the Taihang Mountains of Shanxi and Hebei during the 6th centuryBC. The "White Di" were especially numerous on the upper reaches of the Xinding or Hutuo Valley. 594 BC: Jin 'destroyed' the Red Di state of Lushi (潞氏). In 569BC, the Dao Duke of Jin announced a new peaceful policy towards the barbarians (和戎, he Rong). He ended Jin's expansionist invasions of foreign lands and instead bartered with their leaders, purchasing territory for valuable Chinese objects like ritual bronzes and bells. During this period, the "White Di" began to move east of Taiyuan and the Taihang Mountains. In 541BC, Jin ceased the he Rong policy and became violent again, attacking the Wuzhong (無終) and the "Numerous Di" (群狄, Qundi) in what is now Taiyuan Prefecture. 541 BC: Jin 'subjugated' the Red Di state of Lushi. From the Taiyuan Basin, Jin pushed east through the Jingxing Pass (井陘) and attacked the "White Di" in the Taihang Mountains (530–520BC). By this time, the Di had walled towns like Fei, Gu, and Qiu You (仇由) and fought on foot. 531 BC: Jin attacked the Xianyu and Fei. 507 BC: Jin was severely defeated by the Xianyu Di. 406 BC: Zhongshan was conquered by the State of Wei. By 400BC, most of the Di and Rong had been eliminated as independent polities. 377 BC: Zhongshan regained its independence. 295 BC: Zhongshan was conquered by the State of Zhao. -265 BC: Tian Dan fought with Di who lived in the state of Qi. See also Western Rong Khitan people Wuhuan Xianbei Xionites Kingdoms of Zhongshan and Dai Five Barbarians (Hu), Eastern Barbarians (Donghu), and Xiongnu Di, one people among the Five Barbarians Tiele. Dingling Notes References Citations Bibliography . . . . Ancient peoples of China Zhou dynasty