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Warring States period

period in Chinese history from approximately 475 to 221 BCE

19 dated entries naming Warring States period, drawn from 19 separate years between 481 BCE and 196 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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5th century BC

  • 481 BCEThe 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.source
  • 432 BCEThe Chinese Marquis Yi of Zeng is buried (approximate date) with lavish tomb items including a 65 set of bronze bells (bianzhong) with five octave musical scale and two musical tones that can be produced by each bell. Marquis Yi was from the State of Chu during the Warring States phase of the Zhou dynasty.source
  • 403 BCEThe 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.source

4th century BC

  • 342 BCEIn the course of the Warring States period, the army of the state of Qi defeats the army of the state of Wei in the Battle of Maling. This battle involves the military strategy of the general Sun Bin (descendant of Sun Tzu), and is the first battle in recorded history to give a reliable account of the handheld crossbow with trigger mechanism.source
  • 340 BCEXuan of Chu, Chinese king of Chu (Warring States Period)source
  • 334 BCEThe rulers of Wei and Qi agree to recognize each other as kings, formalizing the independence of the Warring States and the powerlessness of the Zhou dynasty.source
  • 310 BCEHuiwen of Zhao, Chinese king of Zhao (Warring States Period) (d. 266 BC)source

3rd century BC

  • 278 BCEQu Yuan, Chinese poet from southern Chu who lived during the Warring States period. His works are mostly found in an anthology of poetry known as Chu Ci (b. c. 340 BC)source
  • 273 BCEXi of Han, Chinese king of Han (Warring States Period)source
  • 265 BCEXiang of Qi, Chinese king of Qi (Warring States Period)source
  • 263 BCEQingxiang of Chu, Chinese king of Chu (Warring States Period)source
  • 257 BCEBai Qi, Chinese general of the Qin State (Warring States Period)source
  • 243 BCEXinling, Chinese statesman and general (Warring States Period)source
  • 229 BCELi Mu, Chinese general of the Zhao State (Warring States Period)source
  • 228 BCEAi of Chu, king of the Chu State (Warring States Period)source
  • 227 BCEHuan Yi, Chinese general of the Qin State (Warring States Period)source
  • 222 BCEXi of Yan, king of the Yan State (Warring States Period)source
  • 221 BCEThe state of Qi – by now the only other independent state in China –, is invaded by the Qin generals Wang Ben, Li Xin and Meng Tian and surrenders after offering minimal resistance. Ying Zheng, the king of Qin unifies China and proclaims himself the First Emperor, as he is the first Chinese sovereign able to rule the whole country, thus ending the Warring States period. He is known by historians as Qin Shi Huang.source

2nd century BC

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