{"slug": "spring-and-autumn-period", "label": "Spring and Autumn period", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_and_Autumn_period", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185047", "qid": "Q185047", "description": "period in Chinese history from approximately 770 to 476 BCE", "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [-770, -452], "span_label": ["771 BCE", "453 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 7}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "china", "label": "China", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "zhou-dynasty", "label": "Zhou dynasty", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "jin-chinese-state", "label": "Jin (Chinese state)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "zhao-state", "label": "Zhao (state)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "warring-states-period", "label": "Warring States period", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "wei-state", "label": "Wei (state)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "han-warring-states", "label": "Han (Warring States)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "wu-state", "label": "Wu (state)", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -770, "year_label": "771 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "771 BC—Spring and Autumn period of China's history begins with the decline of the Zhou dynasty as Haojing is sacked by Quanrong nomads, King You is killed and his successor, King Ping is forced to move the capital to Chengzhou. End of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Beginning of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1300994713#Events_and_trends", "title": "770s BC", "revid": 1300994713, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -721, "year_label": "722 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "722 BC: Spring and Autumn period of China's history begins as King Ping of Zhou of the Zhou dynasty reigns in name only.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363514202#720s_BC", "title": "8th century BC", "revid": 1363514202, "section": "Events › 720s BC"}}, {"year": -706, "year_label": "707 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "707 BC—Spring and Autumn period: Duke Zhuang of Zheng defeats the armies of King Huan of Zhou, becoming the first vassal of the ruler of China to revolt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361440079#Events_and_trends", "title": "700s BC (decade)", "revid": 1361440079, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -683, "year_label": "684 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "684 BC—Spring and Autumn period: Duke Zhuang, ruler of the Chinese state of Lu, defeats Duke Huan of Qi in the Battle of Changshao.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368318910#Events_and_trends", "title": "680s BC", "revid": 1368318910, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -514, "year_label": "515 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "King Liao of Wu (Chinese: 吳王僚), king of the state of Wu in the Spring and Autumn period from 526 to 515 BC, assassinated by Zhuan Zhu in 515 BC", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350129116#Deaths", "title": "515 BC", "revid": 1350129116, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -480, "year_label": "481 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Spring and Autumn period, which had begun in 722 BC, ends and compilation of the Spring and Autumn Annals ceases. It gives way to the Warring States period.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350129369#China", "title": "481 BC", "revid": 1350129369, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -454, "year_label": "455 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Spring and Autumn period: The Battle of Jinyang begins with the armies of Zhi, Wei and Han laying siege to Jinyang.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1317824167#China", "title": "455 BC", "revid": 1317824167, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -452, "year_label": "453 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 8", "text": "May 8 – The Chinese city of Jinyang is severely flooded in the Battle of Jinyang, where the elite families of Jin, Zhao, Zhi, Wei and Han fight. The Wei and the Han swap allegiances to side with Zhao and eliminate the Zhi house, ending the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360983885#China", "title": "453 BC", "revid": 1360983885, "section": "Events › Italy › China"}}]}