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771 BCEFollowing nomadic attacks in the west, the Chinese Zhou dynasty moves its capital east to Luoyang. Beginning of Eastern Zhou Period.
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c. 481 BCE - 221 BCEWarring States Period in China.
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278 BCEThe Qin state captures Ying, the capital of the Chu state.
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262 BCE - 260 BCEThe Battle of Changping, one of the most important battles in the Warring States Period in China between Zhao and Qin.
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256 BCEThe army of the state of Qin captures the city of Chengzhou and the last Zhou ruler, King Nan, is killed. End of the Zhou Dynasty.
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230 BCE - 221 BCEKing Ying Zheng of Qin defeats the other warring states, claims Mandate of Heaven to rule China.
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c. 221 BCEConstruction of Northern Frontier wall by Shi Huangdi, First Emperor of China, precursor to Great Wall.
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c. 218 BCEConstruction of the Great Wall of China is initiated.
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210 BCEFirst Emperor of China Shi Huangdi dies, buried with army of 8,000 terracotta warriors in palace tomb.
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202 BCEThe Battle of Gaixia, Chu forces defeated by the Han.
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117 BCE - 100 BCEHan emperors extend the western part of the Great Wall of China.
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109 BCEChinese Han Empire conquers the kingdom of Tien.
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108 BCEWiman Joseon is conquered by the Han dynasty.
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104 BCE - 101 BCEThe War of the Heavenly Horses, general Li Guangli forces the city of Da Yuan (Alexandria Eschate) into tributary status.
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23 CEThe sack of Chang'an, imperial capital of China.
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189 CELuoyang, the Han capital, is sacked by the Chinese warlord Dong Zhuo.
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304 CEThe nomadic Xiongu break through the Great Wall of China.
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612 CEGoguryeo general Eulji Mundeok wins a great victory against the Chinese Sui at the battle of the Salsu River.
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640 CE - 649 CETaizong's military campaigns in the Tarim Basin which is annexed to China.
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644 CEA Goguryeo army defeats a combined Silla and Tang army.
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660 CEThe Baekje kingdom in Korea falls to a joint Silla and Chinese Tang Dynasty army and naval attack.
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661 CEA Tang Dynasty army unsuccessfully besieges the Goguryeo capital of Pyongyang.
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668 CEThe Goguryeo kingdom of northern Korea collapses following an attack by the Tang Dynasty of China.
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675 CEA Silla army defeats a Tang force at the battles of Maesosong.
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676 CEA Silla army defeats a Tang force at the battle of Kibolpo, thus gaining control of the whole Korean peninsula.
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732 CEBalhae attacks by sea the Chinese port of Dengzhou.
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843 CEThe Tang empire attacks and kills 10,000 Uyghur tribespeople in Inner Mongolia.
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1004 CETreaty of Shanyuan which brings peace between the Liao dynasty and Song dynasty of China with the latter compelled to pay annual tribute.
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1044 CEDefeat to the Xia state results in China's Song dynasty paying tribute.
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1125 CEThe Jin state attacks Song China.
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1125 CEThe Jurchen Jin state invades Song China necessitating the latter to move south and form the Southern Song dynasty.
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1141 CEA peace treaty is signed betwwen the (southern) Song Dynasty and Jin state.
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1273 CEXiangyang falls into Mongol hands.
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1275 CE - 1279 CEThe Mongols led by Kublai Khan attack and conquer the last remnants of Song China.