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title: Warring States Period Swords
author: Gary lee Todd
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6869/warring-states-period-swords/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Warring States Period Swords
_Authored by Gary lee Todd_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6869.jpg)
## Image Caption
Swords of the [Warring States Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Warring_States_Period/) (481-221 BCE) in [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/). The left sword is of iron while the other two are of [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/). (Shaanxi Provincial Museum, Xian, China)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Todd, G. l. (2017, July 07). Warring States Period Swords. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Todd, Gary lee. "Warring States Period Swords." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 07, 2017. .
### MLA
Todd, Gary lee. "Warring States Period Swords." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Jul 2017, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Iron_sword_and_two_bronze_swords,_Warring_States_Period.JPG) by [**Gary lee Todd**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Iron_sword_and_two_bronze_swords,_Warring_States_Period.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 07 July 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.