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The rulers of the small regional state of Teng 滕, located in today's Tengzhou 滕州, Shandong, were descendants Cuo Shu Xiu 錯叔繡, a son of King Wen 周文王 of the Zhou dynasty 周 (11th cent.-221 BCE). There is virtually nothing known about the history of this regional state, except a list of its rulers. They bore the royal family name Ji 姬. The most famous regional ruler of Teng was Duke Wen 滕文公 II (r. 324-316 BCE), at whose court the philosopher Mengzi 孟子 (385-304 or 372-289 BCE) stayed for some time. His name is also used for a chapter title of the book Mengzi.
In the first half of the 5th century BCE, Teng was conquered by the state of Yue 越.
| Capital: Teng 滕 (today's Tengzhou 滕州, Shandong) | ||
| dynastic title | personal name | time |
| Cuo Shu Xiu 錯叔繡 | Ji Xiu 姬繡 | |
| The Duke of Teng 滕公 | ||
| The Marquis of Teng 滕侯 | ||
| Ming Zhong 命仲 | ||
| Hu, Marquis of Teng 滕侯虎 | Ji Hu 姬虎, Ji Menghu 姬孟虎, Ji Gan 姬敢 | |
| Teng Wenbo 滕伯文 | ||
| The Duke of Teng 滕公 | ||
| The Marquis of Teng 滕侯 | ||
| ... | ||
| The Elder of Teng (Teng Zhong 滕仲) | ||
| Su, Duke of Teng 滕侯蘇 | Ji Su 姬蘇 | |
| ... | ||
| Gu, Duke of Teng 滕侯轂 | Ji Gu 姬轂 | ?-716 |
| The Marquis of Teng 滕侯 | 716-711 | |
| The Viscount of Teng 滕子 | 711-? | |
| The Viscount of Teng 滕子 | ?-? | |
| Teng Xuangong 滕宣公 | Ji Yingji 姬嬰齊 | fl. 641-638 |
| The Marquis of Teng 滕侯 | ?-? | |
| Teng Xiaogong 滕孝公 or Teng Xiaohou 滕孝侯 | Ji Zheng 姬鄭 | ?-? |
| Teng Zhaogong 滕昭公, Teng Zi Yuan 滕子元 | Ji Maobo 姬毛伯, Ji Yuan 姬元 | 615?-600 |
| Teng Wengong 滕文公, Teng Zi Shou 滕子壽 | Ji Xiu 姬繡 | 600-575 |
| Teng Chenggong 滕成公, Tang Zi Yuan 滕子原 | Ji Yuan 姬原, Ji Quan 姬泉 | 575-539 |
| Teng Daogong 滕悼公, Teng Zi Ning 滕子寧 | Ji Ning 姬寧 | 539-514 |
| Teng Qinggong 滕頃公, Teng Zi Jie 滕子結 | Ji Jie 姬結 | 514-491 |
| Teng Yingong 滕隱公, Teng Zi Yuwu 滕子虞毋 | Ji Yuwu 姬虞毋 | 491-484 |
| ... six generations ... | ||
| Ze, Marquis of Teng 滕侯昃 | Ji Ze 姬昃 | |
| c. 470 Teng destroyed by Yue 越 | ||
| Duke Kao of Teng (Teng Kaogong 滕考公) |
Ji Qun 姬麇 | ?-? |
| Duke Ding of Teng (Teng Dinggong 滕定公) |
Ji Mi 姬麋 | ?-324 |
| Duke Wen of Teng (II) (Teng Wengong 滕文公) |
Ji Hong 姬弘 | 324-316 |
| Duke Yuan of Teng (Teng Yuangong 滕元公) |
Ji Hong 姬宏 | 316-296 |
| Qi, Marquis of Teng 滕侯耆 | Ji Qi 姬耆 | ?-? |