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
instanceOf historical period
period of Chinese history
alsoKnownAs Zhanguo shidai
戰國時代
country Ancient 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
state of Han
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
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
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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