Warring States period

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The Warring States period was a turbulent era in ancient Chinese history (c. 475–221 BCE) marked by intense warfare among rival states, major philosophical developments, and the eventual unification of China under the Qin dynasty.

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instanceOf historical period ⓘ
period of Chinese history ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Zhanguo shidai ⓘ
戰國時代 ⓘ
country Ancient China ⓘ
linked to: China
endCause Qin conquest of rival states ⓘ
unification of China by Qin ⓘ
endTime 221 BCE ⓘ
followedBy Qin dynasty ⓘ
follows Spring and Autumn period ⓘ
hasCause decline of Zhou royal authority ⓘ
fragmentation of Zhou feudal system ⓘ
hasCharacteristic decline of aristocratic chariot warfare ⓘ
diplomatic maneuvering ⓘ
intense intellectual activity ⓘ
intense interstate warfare ⓘ
legal and administrative reforms ⓘ
mass infantry armies ⓘ
political centralization ⓘ
rise of bureaucratic states ⓘ
social mobility ⓘ
territorial expansion of major states ⓘ
use of iron weapons ⓘ
hasContribution Hundred Schools of Thought ⓘ
advances in military strategy ⓘ
codification of laws ⓘ
development of Confucianism ⓘ
development of Daoism ⓘ
development of Legalism ⓘ
development of Mohism ⓘ
early Chinese political philosophy ⓘ
hasPart remnant Zhou royal domain ⓘ
smaller states such as Zhongshan ⓘ
state of Chu ⓘ
linked to: State of Chu

state of Han ⓘ
linked to: State of Han

state of Qi ⓘ
linked to: State of Qi

state of Qin ⓘ
state of Wei ⓘ
state of Yan ⓘ
state of Zhao ⓘ
influenced East Asian political thought ⓘ
imperial Chinese statecraft ⓘ
later Chinese military theory ⓘ
location North China Plain ⓘ
Yangtze River basin ⓘ
linked to: Yangtze River

Yellow River basin ⓘ
namedAfter Warring States ⓘ
partOf Zhou dynasty ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Changping ⓘ
Partition of Jin ⓘ
Qin conquest of the six other major states ⓘ
abolition of Zhou kingship ⓘ
proclamation of Qin Shi Huang as First Emperor ⓘ
significantFigure Bai Qi ⓘ
Fan Li ⓘ
Han Fei ⓘ
linked to: Li Si

King Wuling of Zhao ⓘ
King Zheng of Qin ⓘ
linked to: Qin Shi Huang

Lord Shang ⓘ
Mencius ⓘ
Mozi ⓘ
Qin Shi Huang ⓘ
Su Qin ⓘ
Xunzi ⓘ
Zhang Yi ⓘ
Zhuangzi ⓘ
startTime circa 475 BCE ⓘ

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