{"slug": "state-of-han", "label": "State of Han", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Han", "wikidata": null, "qid": null, "description": null, "entries": 9, "years": 9, "span": [-402, -243], "span_label": ["403 BCE", "244 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 7}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "state-of-qin", "label": "State of Qin", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "bai-qi", "label": "Bai Qi", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "state-of-zhao", "label": "State of Zhao", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "state-of-zhou", "label": "State of Zhou", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "warring-states-period", "label": "Warring States period", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "state-of-wei", "label": "State of Wei", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -402, "year_label": "403 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The states of Han, Zhao and Wei receive official recognition as Marquesses from the Eastern Zhou dynasty, confirming the Partition of Jin. This is one of the traditional starting points of the Warring States period.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1246106639#China", "title": "403 BC", "revid": 1246106639, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -362, "year_label": "363 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Marquess Gong of Han, ruler of the State of Han", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267837770#Deaths", "title": "363 BC", "revid": 1267837770, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -293, "year_label": "294 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "General Bai Qi of the State of Qin launches a surprise attack on the State of Han and captures the city of Xincheng.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350129455#China", "title": "294 BC", "revid": 1350129455, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -263, "year_label": "264 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "General Bai Qi of the State of Qin attacks the State of Han and captures the city of Jing, defeating its large garrison. He then captures various other towns and cities.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325948843#China", "title": "264 BC", "revid": 1325948843, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -262, "year_label": "263 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "General Bai Qi of the State of Qin captures the Han province of Nan, thereby cutting off Shangdang Commandery from the rest of the Han state. This commandery subsequently surrenders itself to the State of Zhao rather than transfer to Qin control, which will set up the climactic Battle of Changping in 260 BC.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325948852#China", "title": "263 BC", "revid": 1325948852, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -261, "year_label": "262 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Following the surrender of the Shangdang Commandery, formerly of Han, to the State of Zhao, fighting between Zhao and the State of Qin begins in the area of Changping.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325948866#China", "title": "262 BC", "revid": 1325948866, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -258, "year_label": "259 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The State of Zhou cedes to the State of Qin the Han region of Yuanyong and six cities of Zhao in exchange for peace.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1073120545#China", "title": "259 BC", "revid": 1073120545, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -249, "year_label": "250 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Qin general Meng Ao captures the Han cities of Chenggao and Xingyang, thereby establishing the Sanchuan Commandery.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1278897656#China", "title": "250 BC", "revid": 1278897656, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -243, "year_label": "244 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Qin general Meng Ao annexes 13 cities from the State of Han.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370482239#China", "title": "244 BC", "revid": 1370482239, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}]}