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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical period
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period of Chinese history → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Zhanguo shidai
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戰國時代 → |
| country |
Ancient China
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| endCause |
Qin conquest of rival states
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unification of China by Qin → |
| endTime |
221 BCE
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| followedBy |
Qin dynasty
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| follows |
Spring and Autumn period
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| hasCause |
decline of Zhou royal authority
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fragmentation of Zhou feudal system → |
| hasCharacteristic |
decline of aristocratic chariot warfare
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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
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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
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smaller states such as Zhongshan → state of Chu → state of Han → state of Qi → state of Qin → state of Wei → state of Yan → state of Zhao → |
| influenced |
East Asian political thought
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imperial Chinese statecraft → later Chinese military theory → |
| location |
North China Plain
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Yangtze River basin → Yellow River basin → |
| namedAfter |
Warring States
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| partOf |
Zhou dynasty
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| significantEvent |
Battle of Changping
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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
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Fan Li → Han Fei → King Wuling of Zhao → King Zheng of Qin → Lord Shang → Mencius → Mozi → Qin Shi Huang → Su Qin → Xunzi → Zhang Yi → Zhuangzi → |
| startTime |
circa 475 BCE
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Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Sengoku period
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Warring States period ("Zhanguo shidai") → |
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State of Chu
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State of Chu ("Eastern Zhou period") → |
era |
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Jing Tian
("The Warring States")
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Han Chinese
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ethnogenesisPeriod |
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Imperial China
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follows |
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Zhou dynasty
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hasPart |
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Handan
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historicalPeriod |
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Taoism
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historicalPeriodOfFormation |
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Qin dynasty
("Qin unification wars")
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majorConflict |
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Warring States period
("Warring States")
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namedAfter |
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Jing Tian
("The Warring States")
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notableWork |
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Hubei Provincial Museum
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significantPeriodCovered |
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Qin dynasty
("Warring States")
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unified |