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The Warring States period was an era in ancient Chinese history characterized by warfare, bureaucratic and military reform, and political consolidation. It followed the Spring and Autumn period and concluded with the wars of conquest that saw the state of Qin annex all the other contender states by 221 BC and found the Qin dynasty, the first imperial dynasty in Chinese history.
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Apr 12, 2024 · The Warring States period is distinguished from the preceding age, the Spring and Autumn (Chunqiu) period (770–476 bce ), when the country was divided into many even smaller states. The name Warring States is derived from an ancient work known as the Zhanguoce (“Intrigues of the Warring States”). In these intrigues, two states, Qin and ...
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Jul 12, 2017 · The Warring States Period (481/403 BCE - 221 BCE) describes the three centuries when various rival Chinese states battled viciously for territorial advantage and dominance. Ultimately the Qin state was victorious and established the first unified Chinese state. Besides incessant warfare, and probably because of it, the period saw significant ...
- Mark Cartwright
The Warring States period covers the period from sometime in the fifth century B.C.E. to the unification of China by the Qin dynasty in 221 B.C.E. It is nominally considered to be the second part of the Eastern Zhou dynasty, following the Spring and Autumn period, although the Zhou dynasty itself ended in 256 B.C.E., 35 years earlier than the end of the Warring States period.
Sep 27, 2020 · The second part of the Eastern Zhou period is known as the Warring States period. During this time, the seven states remaining from the Spring and Autumn period intensely and unrelentingly battled each other for total power. It was during this period that the Iron Age spread in China, leading to stronger tools and weapons made from iron instead ...
The Warring States period (481/403 BCE - 221 BCE) describes the three centuries when various rival Chinese states battled viciously for territorial advantage and dominance. Ultimately the Qin state was victorious and established the first unified Chinese state. Besides incessant warfare, and probably because of it, the period saw significant ...
Nov 10, 2020 · This complaint encapsulates the major problem faced by the historians of the Warring States period. The Qin Records salvaged by the future Han chancellor, Xiao He 蕭何 (257–193 bce), from the Qin archives became the backbone of Sima Qian’s own reconstruction of the Warring States history and especially of its chronology (Fujita 2008). Yet ...
