Qi (state)

Spring and Autumn
	Cai
	Cao
	Chen
	Chu
	Hua
	Jin
	Lu
	Qí
	Qǐ
	Qin
	Shu
	Song
	Teng
	Wei
	Wu
	Yan
	Yue
	Zheng
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	; State of Qi
	Kingdom
Capital	Linzi
Language(s)	Old Chinese
Religion	Chinese folk religion, ancestor worship, Legalism
Government	Monarchy, Feudalism
	Chancellor
- 685 BCE–645 BCE	Guan Zhong
History
- Established	1046 BC
- Defeated by Qin	221 BC
Currency	Chinese coin

	; State of Qi
	Kingdom
Capital	Linzi
Language(s)	Old Chinese
Religion	Chinese folk religion, ancestor worship, Legalism
Government	Monarchy, Feudalism
	Chancellor
- 685 BCE–645 BCE	Guan Zhong
History
- Established	1046 BC
- Defeated by Qin	221 BC
Currency	Chinese coin

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The following details the state of Qi of Zhou Dynasty origin. Refer to Qǐ (state) for the State of Qǐ (杞) founded in the Shang Dynasty, of identical pronunciation.

Qi (齊; pinyin: Qí) was a powerful state during the Spring and Autumn Period and Period of the Warring States. Its capital was Linzi, which is part of the present city of Zibo in Shandong Province.

Qi was founded around 1046 B.C. as one of the many states of the Zhou Dynasty. The first ruler appointed for Qi is Jiang Shang, the most powerful official during that time. The Jiang family ruled Qi for several centuries before it was replaced by the Tian family in 384 BC. In 221 BC, Qi was the last state of pre-Imperial China to be conquered by the State of Qin, the final obstacle which allowed the Qin Dynasty to consolidate the first centralized and imperial empire over China.