Great Wall of China Timeline

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771 BCE - 256 BCE

Eastern Zhou Dynasty in China.
c. 481 BCE - 221 BCE

Warring States Period in China.
221 BCE - 206 BCE

The Qin Dynasty in China.
c. 221 BCE

Construction of Northern Frontier wall by Shi Huangdi, First Emperor of China, precursor to Great Wall.
220 BCE - 210 BCE

Emperor Shi Huangti initiates building the Great Wall of China and the Grand Canal.
117 BCE - 100 BCE

Han emperors extend the western part of the Great Wall of China.
304 CE

The nomadic Xiongu break through the Great Wall of China.

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