{"slug": "shaanxi", "label": "Shaanxi", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaanxi", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47974", "qid": "Q47974", "description": "province of central China with its capital Xi'an, the ancient homeland of the Zhou and center of several major dynasty", "entries": 10, "years": 10, "span": [-245, 1935], "span_label": ["246 BCE", "1935 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 1}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "china", "label": "China", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "qin-dynasty", "label": "Qin dynasty", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "tang-dynasty", "label": "Tang dynasty", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "roman-empire", "label": "Roman Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "chang-an", "label": "Chang'an", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "church-of-the-east", "label": "Church of the East", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "genghis-khan", "label": "Genghis Khan", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "jin-dynasty-11151234", "label": "Jin dynasty (1115–1234)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mongolia", "label": "Mongolia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "shandong", "label": "Shandong", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "hebei", "label": "Hebei", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "western-xia", "label": "Western Xia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -245, "year_label": "246 BCE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "The Zhengguo Canal, approximately one hundred miles long, is built across the current-day province of Shaanxi in China, greatly adding to the agricultural productivity of the area and to the military potency of the Qin dynasty.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358219611#China", "title": "246 BC", "revid": 1358219611, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -209, "year_label": "210 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Terracotta Army in the mausoleum of Emperor Shihuangdi, Lintong, Shaanxi, is made (Qin dynasty) (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1254970145#China", "title": "210 BC", "revid": 1254970145, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": 640, "year_label": "640 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Nestorian missionaries build the Daqin Pagoda in Chang'an (Shaanxi). Daqin is the name for the Roman Empire or the Near East.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364750340#Asia", "title": "640", "revid": 1364750340, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 805, "year_label": "805 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "August 31", "text": "August 31 – Shunzong issues an edict to yield the throne to his son Xianzong (Li Chun), because of an illness, taking for himself the title of \"Retired Emperor\" (Taishang Huang). Xian is confronted with political disputes in Zi Prefecture (Shaanxi).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361734873#Asia", "title": "805", "revid": 1361734873, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 907, "year_label": "907 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The short-lived Qi Kingdom is founded by the warlord Li Maozhen (Prince of Qi). His power is centered in Shaanxi province, in Northwest China. The Tang dynasty comes to an end after 289 years as Emperor Ai is forced to abdicate by chancellor Zhu Quanzhong.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341130849#China", "title": "907", "revid": 1341130849, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": 1080, "year_label": "1080 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Shen Kuo, Chinese polymath scientist and statesman, begins his defensive military campaign against the Tangut people of the Western Xia. He successfully defends the invasion route to Yanzhou (Shaanxi province).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363303187#China", "title": "1080", "revid": 1363303187, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": 1217, "year_label": "1217 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Mongol army under Muqali (or Mukhali) attacks Hebei Province, as well as Shandong Province and Shaanxi Province (controlled by the Jin Dynasty). He returns to Genghis Khan's camp in Mongolia, and receives the hereditary of prince with the title \"Grand Preceptor of the Empire\", a golden seal, and a white standard with nine tails and a black crescent in the middle. He is appointed as commander-in-chief of operations in North China.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367488093#Asia", "title": "1217", "revid": 1367488093, "section": "Events › Other events by place › Asia"}}, {"year": 1369, "year_label": "1369 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 21", "text": "May 21 – The Yuan dynasty Chinese warlord of Shaanxi province, Li Siqi, surrenders to the Ming dynasty Emperor Hongwu.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371621472#April–June", "title": "1369", "revid": 1371621472, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1556, "year_label": "1556 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "January 23", "text": "January 23 – The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China; 830,000 people may have been killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1320371006#January–March", "title": "1556", "revid": 1320371006, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1935, "year_label": "1935 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 22", "text": "October 22 – The Chinese Communist Party settles in Shaanxi after the Long March.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370722923#October", "title": "1935", "revid": 1370722923, "section": "Events › October"}}]}