{"slug": "huai-river", "label": "Huai River", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huai_River", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q213576", "qid": "Q213576", "description": "major river in Northern China", "entries": 9, "years": 9, "span": [-485, 1931], "span_label": ["486 BCE", "1931 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 3}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "jin-dynasty-11151234", "label": "Jin dynasty (1115–1234)", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "jinsong-wars", "label": "Jin–Song Wars", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "yangtze", "label": "Yangtze", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "china", "label": "China", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "jurchen-people", "label": "Jurchen people", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "tang-dynasty", "label": "Tang dynasty", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "song-dynasty", "label": "Song dynasty", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "november", "label": "November", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "yellow-river", "label": "Yellow River", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "human-cannibalism", "label": "Human cannibalism", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "grand-canal-china", "label": "Grand Canal (China)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "yangtze-river", "label": "Yangtze River", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -485, "year_label": "486 BCE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "The first part of the Grand Canal of China is built during the reign of King Fuchai of Wu. It links the Yangtze River with the Huai River, and is a measure to ship ample amount of supplies north for intended wars with the northern states of Song and Lu.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360598378#China", "title": "486 BC", "revid": 1360598378, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -223, "year_label": "224 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Xiang Yan retreats his forces south of the Huai River and makes Lord Changping the new king of Chu.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354172702#China", "title": "224 BC", "revid": 1354172702, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": 756, "year_label": "756 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Battle of Yongqiu: A Tang garrison (2,000 men), under Zhang Xun, successfully defend their fortress against the rebel army at Yongqiu. Zhang achieves a victory after a 4-month siege, and prevents the rebels from capturing the fertile Tang territory south of the Huai River.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366654675#Chinese_Empire", "title": "756", "revid": 1366654675, "section": "Events › By place › Chinese Empire"}}, {"year": 761, "year_label": "761 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": null, "text": "A great Chinese famine in the Huai-Yangtze area, late in the year, drives many people to cannibalism (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340847723#Asia", "title": "761", "revid": 1340847723, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 1135, "year_label": "1135 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Jin–Song War – Song forces under Yue Fei begin a counteroffensive against the Jurchen-ruled Jin dynasty in northern China. He defeats Jin forces, by entangling his paddle-wheel ships at the Huai River.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369184463#Asia", "title": "1135", "revid": 1369184463, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 1141, "year_label": "1141 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November", "text": "November – The Jin dynasty and Southern Song dynasty sign the Treaty of Shaoxing, and peace in the Jin–Song Wars lasts for the next twenty years. The Huai River is established as the boundary between them.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357081133#Events", "title": "1141", "revid": 1357081133, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1194, "year_label": "1194 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": null, "text": "The Yellow River experiences a major course change, taking over the Huai River drainage system for the next 700 years.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1292975381#China", "title": "1194", "revid": 1292975381, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": 1402, "year_label": "1402 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 7", "text": "May 7 – Jingnan campaign: The Yan Army continues its march, capturing Sixian and reaching the north bank of the Huai River.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371594109#April–June", "title": "1402", "revid": 1371594109, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1931, "year_label": "1931 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "June", "text": "June–November – 1931 China flood: the Yangtze and Huai Rivers flood in a populous region, leaving an estimated 422,000 dead (150,000 drowned) with many more dying of consequential starvation and disease in the aftermath.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371310518#June", "title": "1931", "revid": 1371310518, "section": "Events › June"}}]}