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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Hubei Provincial Museum significantPeriodCovered Warring States period
Jing Tian notableWork The Warring States
linked to: Warring States period
Jing Tian actedIn The Warring States
linked to: Warring States period
Taoism historicalPeriodOfFormation Warring States period
Han Chinese ethnogenesisPeriod Warring States period
Qin dynasty unified Warring States
linked to: Warring States period
Qin dynasty majorConflict Qin unification wars
linked to: Warring States period
State of Chu era Warring States period
State of Chu era Eastern Zhou period
linked to: Warring States period
Warring States period alsoKnownAs Zhanguo shidai
linked to: Warring States period
Warring States period namedAfter Warring States
linked to: Warring States period
Zhou dynasty hasPart Warring States period
Sengoku period alsoKnownAs Warring States period
Imperial China follows Warring States period
Handan historicalPeriod Warring States period
Analects associatedWithPeriod Warring States period
Doctrine of the Mean timeOfCompilation Warring States period (approximate)
linked to: Warring States period
Legalism emergedInPeriod Warring States period
Mencius period Warring States period
Tao Te Ching period Warring States period
Xunzi era Warring States period
Zhuangzi era Warring States period
Classical Chinese timePeriod Warring States period
Liezi periodOfCompilation Warring States period
I Ching laterCommentariesDate Warring States period
State of Qi era Warring States period
State of Lu locatedInTimePeriod Warring States period
Zibo historicalPeriodAsCapital Warring States period
Old Chinese spokenIn Warring States period
Records of the Grand Historian describes Warring States period
Wang Jian era Warring States period
Ying usedAsCapitalDuring Warring States period
Danyang locatedInTime Warring States period
Jiangling historicalPeriod Warring States period
Xiong clan locatedInTime Warring States period
Chu bamboo slips historicalPeriod Warring States period
State of Zhao era Warring States period
subject linked to: state of Zhao
State of Zhao partOf Seven Warring States
subject linked to: state of Zhao
linked to: Warring States period
Partition of Jin shapedPeriod Warring States period
Battle of Changping partOf Warring States period
Lord Shang era Warring States period
Hundred Schools of Thought emergedDuring Warring States period
Qin conquest of rival states partOf Warring States period
King Huai of Chu era Warring States period
Chu silk manuscripts historicalPeriod Warring States period
Zizhi Tongjian coversPeriod Warring States period
State of Han partOf Warring States period
King Kaolie of Chu era Warring States period
Bai Qi timePeriod Warring States period
Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng timePeriod Warring States period