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WarData.net ~~~ Warring States 战国时代 (475-221 BCE) Timeline

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Battle or other event	Adversaries	Date(s)	Description
Warring States Period		475-221 BCE	1st year of King Yuan of Zhou: During this period armored infantry (spearmen, crossbowmen, swordsmen, and pikemen) controlled the battlefield. However, towards the end of this period, heavy cavalry was to dominate combat. Coins, iron weapons, public works (canals, walls).
Gusu, Battle of	Yue v Wu	475 BCE	1st year of King Yuan of Zhou: The Battle of Gusu where Yue destroys Wu.
Wu overthrown by Yueh	Wu v Yueh	473 BCE	3rd year of King Yuan of Zhou: Wu overthrown by Yueh.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Xun Yao of Jin v Qi	472 BCE	4th year of King Yuan of Zhou: Xun Yao of Jin attacks Qi (Hui, Appendix II, 242-248).
Unnamed Battle(s)	Jin and Lu v Qi	471 BCE	5th year of King Yuan of Zhou: Jin and Lu attack Qi.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Dao Zhi v Zhou ??	470 BCE	6th year of King Yuan of Zhou: Dao Zhi revolts.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Jin v Zheng	468 BCE	1st year of King Zhending of Zhou: Jin attacks Zheng.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Jin v Zheng	464 BCE	5th year of King Zhending of Zhou: Jin attacks Zheng.
Unnamed Battle	Qin v Dali tribe	461 BCE	8th year of King Zhending of Zhou: The Battle where Qin destroys Dali tribe.
Wall built under the Jianluo reign of Qin		461-409 BCE	West bank of Luo River in Shaanxi.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Jin v Zhongshan	457 BCE	12th year of King Zhending of Zhou: Jin attacks Zhongshan.
Unnamed Battle	Qin v Mianzhu tribe	457 BCE	12th year of King Zhending of Zhou: The Battle of Qin versus Mianzhu tribe.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao Xiangzi of Jin v Dai	457 BCE	12th year of King Zhending of Zhou: Zhao Xiangzi of Jin destroys Dai.
Jinyang, Battle of	Xun Yao of Zhi and Han and Wei of Jin v Zhao Xiangzi	455 BCE	14th year of King Zhending of Zhou: The Battle of Jinyang.
Ching Yang, Battle of	Tsin v Former allies	453 BCE	12th year of King Zhending of Zhou: Tsin, which had long suffered from instability, was defeated by its former allies at Ching Yang, a blow that led to its disintegration and to the foundation of the three new powers. C.J. Peers, Soldiers of the Dragon, 27, 29.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Chu	451 BCE	18th year of King Zhending of Zhou: Qin attacks Chu and occupies Nanzheng.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Chu v Cai	447 BCE	22th year of King Zhending of Zhou: Chu destroys Cai.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Chu v Qi	445 BCE	24th year of King Zhending of Zhou: Chu destroys Qi.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Yiqu tribe	444 BCE	25th year of King Zhending of Zhou: Qin attacks Yiqu tribe.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Chu v Ju	431 BCE	10th year of King Kao of Zhou: Chu Destroys Ju.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Yiqu tribe v Qin	430 BCE	11th year of King Kao of Zhou: Yiqu tribe attacks Qin.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Han v Zheng	423 BCE	3rd year of King Weilie of Zhou: Han attacks Zheng.
Shaoliang, Battle of	Qin v Wei	419 BCE	7th year of King Weilie of Zhou: The Battle of Shaoliang (Qin versus Wei).
Unnamed Battle(s)	Wei v rebels in Jin	416 BCE	10th year of King Weilie of Zhou: Wei suppressed a rebellion in Jin.
Unnamed Battle	Yue v Teng and Tan	414 BCE	12th year of King Weilie of Zhou: The Battle where Yue destroys Teng and Tan.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Chu v Wei	413 BCE	13th year of King Weilie of Zhou: Chu attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Wei v Qin	413 BCE	13th year of King Weilie of Zhou: Wei attacks Qin.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qi v Wei	413 BCE	13th year of King Weilie of Zhou: Qi attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Tian Bai of Qi v Lu	412 BCE	14th year of King Weilie of Zhou: Tian Bai of Qi attacks Lu.
Fanpang, Battle of	Wei v Qin	412 BCE	14th year of King Weilie of Zhou: Wei defeats Qin in the Battle of Fanpang.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qi v Lu	408 BCE	18th year of King Weilie of Zhou: Qi attacks Lu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Han v Zheng	408 BCE	18th year of King Weilie of Zhou:, Han attacks Zheng.
Hexi, Battle of	Wei v Qin	408 BCE	18th year of King Weilie of Zhou: Wei defeats Qin in the Battle of Hexi.
Unnamed Battle	Wei v Zhongshan	408 BCE	18th year of King Weilie of Zhou: The Battle where Wei destroys Zhongshan.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qi v Wei	407 BCE	19th year of King Weilie of Zhou: Qi attacks Wei (卫).
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zheng v Han	407 BCE	19th year of King Weilie of Zhou: Zheng attacks Han.
Linqiu, Battle of	Three Houses of Jin v Qi	405 BCE	21st year of King Weilie of Zhou: The Three Houses of Jin attacks Qi in the Battle of Linqiu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Wei	401 BCE	1st year of King An of Zhou: Qin attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zheng v Han	400 BCE	2nd year of King An of Zhou: Zheng attacks Han.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Han, Zhao and Wei v Chu	400 BCE	2nd year of King An of Zhou: Han, Zhao and Wei attack Chu.
Sun Tzu writes the "Art of War"		400 BCE	Sun Tzu (孫子) was the author of The Art of War, an influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Chu v Zheng	398 BCE	4th year of King An of Zhou: Chu attacks Zheng.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Western Rong	395 BCE	7th year of King An of Zhou: Qin attacks Western Rong tribe of Yaozhu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qi v Lu	394 BCE	8th year of King An of Zhou: Qi attacks Lu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Chu v Lu	393 BCE	9th year of King An of Zhou: Chu attacks Lu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Wei v Zheng	393 BCE	9th year of King An of Zhou: Wei attacks Zheng.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Wei v Qin	393 BCE	9th year of King An of Zhou: Wei attacks Qin.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Han, Zhao and Wei v Chu	391 BCE	11th year of King An of Zhou: An Alliance of Han, Zhao and Wei attacks Chu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Yiyang of Han	391 BCE	11th year of King An of Zhou: Qin attacks Yiyang of Han.
Wucheng	Qin v Wei	390 BCE	12th year of King An of Zhou: The Battle of Wucheng (Qin versus Wei).
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qi v Wei	390 BCE	12th year of King An of Zhou: Qi attack Wei.
Unnamed Battle	Lu v Qi	390 BCE	12th year of King An of Zhou: Battle between Lu and Qi.
Xihe, Battle of	Qin v Wei	389 BCE	13th year of King An of Zhou: The Battle of Xihe (Qin versus Wei). The Qin army of 500,000 men is defeated by a much smaller force of 50,000 Wei troops.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Shu	387 BCE	15th year of King An of Zhou: War between Qin and Shu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Han v Song	385 BCE	17th year of King An of Zhou: Han attacks Song.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Han v Zheng	385 BCE	17th year of King An of Zhou: Han attacks Zheng.
Jipu, Battle of	Zhao and Chu v Wei and Wei	383 BCE	19th year of King An of Zhou: The Battle of Jipu (Zhao and Chu versus Wei 魏 and Wei卫).
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qi v Yan	380 BCE	22nd year of King An of Zhou: Qi attacks Yan.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Jin v Qi	380 BCE	22nd year of King An of Zhou: The 3 Houses of Jin attacks Qi.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Wei and Qi	379 BCE	23rd year of King An of Zhou: Zhao attacks Wei 卫. Zhao invades Wei 卫 but withdraws without any results when the Qi army intervenes on the side of Wei 卫.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Wei	379 BCE	23rd year of King An of Zhou: Zhao attacks Wei 魏.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Di v Wei	378 BCE	24th year of King An of Zhou: Di attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Three Houses of Jin v Qi	378 BCE	24th year of King An of Zhou: The 3 Houses of Jin attack Qi.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Shu v Chu	377 BCE	25th year of King An of Zhou: Shu attacks Chu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Zhongshan	377 BCE	25th year of King An of Zhou: Zhao attacks Zhongshan.
Unnamed Battle	Han v Zheng	375 BCE	1st year of King Lie of Zhou: The Battle where Han destroys Zheng.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Wei v Chu	375 BCE	1st year of King Lie of Zhou: Wei attacks Chu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Yan v Qi	373 BCE	3rd year of King Lie of Zhou: Yan attacks Qi.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Lu v Qi	373 BCE	3rd year of King Lie of Zhou: Lu attacks Qi.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Wei v Qi	373 BCE	3rd year of King Lie of Zhou: Wei attacks Qi.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Wei	372 BCE	4th year of King Lie of Zhou: Zhao attacks Wei卫.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Wei v Zhao	372 BCE	4th year of King Lie of Zhou: Wei 魏 attacks Zhao.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Wei v Qi	372 BCE	4th year of King Lie of Zhou: Wei卫 attacks Qi.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Wei v Chu	371 BCE	5th year of King Lie of Zhou: Wei attacks Chu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Zhao	371 BCE	5th year of King Lie of Zhou: Qin attacks Zhao.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao and Han v Wei	370 BCE	6th year of King Lie of Zhou: Zhao and Han attack Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Wei v Zhao	370 BCE	6th year of King Lie of Zhou: Wei attacks Zhao.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Qi	370 BCE	6th year of King Lie of Zhou: Zhao attacks Qi.
Zhuoze, Battle of	Han and Zhao v Wei	369 BCE	7th year of King Lie of Zhou: The Battle of Zhuoze (Han and Zhao versus Wei).
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Qi	368 BCE	1st year of King Xian of Zhou: Zhao attacks Qi.
Unnamed Battle	Zhao and Han v Zhou	367 BCE	2nd year of King Xian of Zhou: The Battle where Zhao and Han attack Zhou.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Han and Wei v Qin	366 BCE	3rd year of King Xian of Zhou: Han and Wei form an alliance at Zhaiyang 宅阳 (north of Zhengzhou 郑州 in Henan) and jointly build the city of Wudu 武都. They are then defeated by Qin.
Luoyang, Battle of	Han and Wei v Qin	366 BCE	3rd year of King Xian of Zhou: The Qin army continues advancing and again defeats the allied Han-Wei army at Luoyang (i.e. Chengzhou).
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Wei卫	365 BCE	4th year of King Xian of Zhou: Zhao attacks Wei卫.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Wei v Song	365 BCE	4th year of King Xian of Zhou: Wei attacks Song.
Yangcheng, Battle of	Wei v Han	365 BCE	4th year of King Xian of Zhou: Wei attacks Han.
Shimen, Battle of	Qin v Wei	364 BCE	5th year of King Xian of Zhou: The Battle of Shimen (Qin versus Wei).
Shaoliang, Battle of	Qin v Wei	362 BCE	7th year of King Xian of Zhou: The Battle of Shaoliang (Qin versus Wei).
Hui River, Battle of the	Wei and Han v Zhao	362 BCE	7th year of King Xian of Zhou: The Battle of the Hui River (Wei and Han against Zhao).
Shang Yang arrives in Qin		361 BCE	8th year of King Xian of Zhou: Shang Yang (商鞅; Wade-Giles: Kung-sun Yang) (d. 338 BC) was an important statesman of Qin who enacted numerous reforms (in accordance with his legalist philosophy. These reforms changed Qin into a powerful and strongly centralized state.
Wall of Wei		361-352 BCE	Wall of Wei, west of the Yellow River East bank of Luo River in Shaanxi-east bank of Yellow River on Ordos Plateau, called "the wall west of the Yellow River," is constructed.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Wei	361 BCE	8th year of King Xian of Zhou: Qin destroys Huan and attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Huan	361 BCE	8th year of King Xian of Zhou: Qin destroys Huan and attacks Wei.
First Reforms of Shang Yang		359 BCE	10th year of King Xian of Zhou: Shang Yang becomes the legal advisor of Qin state, begins 1st reform.
Unnamed Battle	Qin v Han	358 BCE	11th year of King Xian of Zhou: The Battle of Qin versus Han.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Han v Wei	358 BCE	11th year of King Xian of Zhou: Han attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Wei v Han	357 BCE	12th year of King Xian of Zhou: Wei attacks Han.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Song v Han	357 BCE	12th year of King Xian of Zhou: Song attacks Han.
Wei and Han, War between	Wei v Han	354-353 BCE	15th year of King Xian of Zhou: Wei army invaded Han.
Yuanli, Battle of	Qin v Wei	354 BCE	15th year of King Xian of Zhou: The Battle of Yuanli (Qin versus Wei).
Ma Ling, Battle of	Song v Wei ??	353 BCE	16th year of King Xian of Zhou: Earliest reliable record of the use of the crossbow.
Guiling, Battle of	Qi v Wei	353 BCE	16th year of King Xian of Zhou: Wèi general Páng Juān was forced to return his soldiers back to DàLiáng. They were met and defeated at GuìLíng by Sūn's army and Páng Juān was taken prisoner.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Wei	352 BCE	17th year of King Xian of Zhou: Qin attacks Anyi in Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Song, Qi and Wei卫 v Wei	352 BCE	17th year of King Xian of Zhou: Alliance of Song, Qi and Wei卫 attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qi v Wei	351 BCE 351 BCE	18th year of King Xian of Zhou: Qin seizes Guyang of Wei.
Shang Yang establishes the Ch'in (Qin) Dynasty		350-338 BCE	19th year of King Xian of Zhou: Shang Yang carried out second legalist reform in Qin state.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Wei and Han v Chu	346 BCE	23rd year of King Xian of Zhou: Wei and Han attack Chu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Wei and Han v Chu	346 BCE	23rd year of King Xian of Zhou: Wei and Han attack Chu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Qi	344 BCE	25th-26th year of King Xian of Zhou: Zhao attacks Qi.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Wei	343 BCE	25th-26th year of King Xian of Zhou: Zhao attacks Wei.
Wei and Ch’ao, War between	Wei v Ch’ao	342-341 BCE	26th year of King Xian of Zhou: After recovering from the debacle of Ma Ling, the Wei invaded the Ch’ao and besieged its capital. As was the case a decade prior, the Ch’ao called upon the Ch’i for assistance and Sun Ping advanced on Wei’s capital.
Maling, Battle of	Qi v Wei	341 BCE	28th year of King Xian of Zhou: The Battle of Maling (Qi versus Wei).
Guiling, Battle of	Era of Warring States	341 BCE	28th year of King Xian of Zhou: As the Wei rushed back to its capital, Sun Ping ambushed them in precisely the same manner as at Ma Ling.
Hexi, Battle of	Qin v Wei	340 BCE	29th year of King Xian of Zhou: The Battle of Hexi (Qin versus Wei).
Anmen, Battle of	Qin v Wei	338 BCE	31st year of King Xian of Zhou: Qin defeats Wei at Anmen.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Han	335 BCE	34th year of King Xian of Zhou: Qin attacks Han.
Xuzhou, Battle of	Qi v Chu	333 BCE	36th year of King Xian of Zhou: Battle of Xuzhou (Qi versus Chu).
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qi v Yan	332 BCE	37th year of King Xian of Zhou: Qi attacks Yan.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qi and Wei v Zhao	332 BCE	37th year of King Xian of Zhou: Qi and Wei attack Zhao.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Yiqu	331 BCE	38th year of King Xian of Zhou: Zhao attacks Qin suppresses Yiqu.
Hedong, Battle of	Qin v Wei	330 BCE	39th year of King Xian of Zhou: The Battle of Diaoyin and Hedong (Qin versus Wei).
Diaoyin, Battle of	Qin v Wei	330 BCE	39th year of King Xian of Zhou: The Battle of Diaoyin and Hedong (Qin versus Wei).
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Wei	329 BCE	40th year of King Xian of Zhou: The Army of Qin crosses the river and attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Wei v Chu	329 BCE	40th year of King Xian of Zhou: Wei attacks Chu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Wei	328 BCE	41st year of King Xian of Zhou: Qin attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhang Yi of Qin v Shan	325 BCE	44th year of King Xian of Zhou: Zhang Yi of Qin captures Shan.
Pingyi, Battle of	Qi v Zhao	325 BCE	44th year of King Xian of Zhou: The Battle of Pingyi (Qi versus Zhao).
Xiangling, Battle of	Chu v Wei	323 BCE	46th year of King Xian of Zhou: The Battle of Xiangling (Chu versus Wei).
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Wei	322 BCE	47th year of King Xian of Zhou: Qin attacks Wei.
Cavalry appears in China	Era of Warring States	320 BCE	49th year of King Xian of Zhou: Cavalry became a dominant arm of an army for the first time under King Wu Ling of Ch’ao.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Yiqu	320 BCE	1st year of King Shenjing: of Zhou: Qin attacks the Yiqu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Han	319 BCE	2nd year of King Shenjing: of Zhou: Qin attacks Han.
Hangu Pass, Battle of	Grand Alliance v Qin	318 BCE	3rd year of King Shenjing: of Zhou: The Battle of Hangu Pass (Grand Alliance attacks Qin).
Northern Xansi, Battle of	Era of Warring States	318 BCE	3rd year of King Shenjing: of Zhou: Xiong Nu army defeats a Zhou army at the Battle of Northern Xansi and signs a peace treaty.
Xiuyu, Battle of	Grand Alliance v Qin	317 BCE	4th year of King Shenjing: of Zhou: The Battle of Xiuyu (Grand Alliance attacks Qin).
Unnamed Battle(s)	Yiqu v Qin	317 BCE	4th year of King Shenjing: of Zhou: Yiqu attacks Qin.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qi and Song v Wei	317 BCE	4th year of King Shenjing: of Zhou: Qi and Song attack Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Ba	316 BCE	5th year of King Shenjing: of Zhou: Qin destroys the Ba.
Shu, Battle of	?? V ??	316 BCE	5th year of King Shenjing: of Zhou: The Battle of Shu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Zhao	316 BCE	5th year of King Shenjing: of Zhou: Qin attacks Zhao.
Ch’u versus Ch’in, War of	Chu v Ch’in	315-223 BCE	War of Ch’u versus Ch’in.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Zhao and Ha	315 BCE	6th year of King Shenjing: of Zhou: Qin attacks Zhao and Han.
Unnamed Battle	King Xuan of Qi v Yan	314 BCE	1st year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battle where King Xuan of Qi breaks Yan.
Qin state scores its first great military exploit ????	Qin v Xiongnu??	314 BCE	1st year of King Nan of Zhou: The Qin state scores its first great military exploit (over the northern nomads) after its reorganisation by Shang Yang.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Yiqu	314 BCE	1st year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Yiqu.
Unnamed Battle	Qin v 3 Houses of Jin	314 BCE	1st year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battle where Qin attacks the 3 Houses of Jin.
Lantian, Battle of	Qin v Chu	312 BCE	3rd year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battles of Danyang and Lantian (Qin versus Chu).
Unnamed Battle(s)		312 BCE	The upper valley of the Han state occupied; Hanchung, the Han capital captured.
Danyang, Battle of	Qin v Chu	312 BCE	3rd year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battles of Danyang and Lantian (Qin versus Chu).
Shaoling, Battle of	Chu v Qin	311 BCE	4th year of King Nan of Zhou: Chu and Qin battle at Shaoling.
Wall of Yan		311-279 BCE	Southeastern Inner Mongolia-northern slopes of Yanshan Mountains-Liaodong.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Ba and Shu	311 BCE	Qin annexation of the lands of Ba and Shu in Sichuan in Western China.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v minority tribes	310 BCE	5th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks the minority tribes.
Yiyang, Battle of	Qin v Wei	308 BCE	7th year of King Nan of Zhou: Battle of Yiyang (Qin attacks Wei).
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Zhongshan	307 BCE	8th year of King Nan of Zhou: Zhao attacks Zhongshan.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Zhongshan	306 BCE	9th year of King Nan of Zhou: Zhao attacks Zhongshan.
Unnamed Battle	Chu v Yue	306 BCE	9th year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battle where Chu destroys Yue.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Zhongshan	305 BCE	10th year of King Nan of Zhou: Zhao attacks Zhongshan.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Han	303 BCE	12th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Han.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Wei and Han v Chu	303 BCE	12th year of King Nan of Zhou: Wei and Han jointly attack Chu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Wei	303 BCE	12th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhungqiao v Zhou ??	301 BCE	14th year of King Nan of Zhou: Zhungqiao revolts.
Chuisha, Battle of	Qin v Chu	301 BCE	14th year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battle of Chuisha (Qin versus Chu).
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Han and Chu	301 BCE	14th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Han and Chu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Zhongshan	300 BCE	15th year of King Nan of Zhou: Zhao attacks Zhongshan.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin vChu	300 BCE	15th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Chu.
Wall of Zhao Yu County, Hebei		299 BCE	Southern slopes of Yinshan Mountains, Inner Mongolia-Langshankou Pass, also in Inner Mongolia.
Linggu Pass	Qi, Han and Wei v Qin	298 BCE	17th year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battle of Linggu Pass (Alliance of Qi, Han and Wei attacks Qin).
Xi, Battle of	Qin v Chu	298 BCE	17th year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battle of Xi (Qin versus Chu).
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qi, Han and Wei v Yan	296 BCE	19th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qi, Han and Wei attacks Yan.
Unnamed Battle	Zhao v Zhongshan	296 BCE	19th year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battle where Zhao destroys Zhongshan.
Yique, Battle of	Qin and Han v Wei	293 BCE	22nd year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battle of Yique (Qin and Han versus Wei).
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Wei	292 BCE	23rd year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Wei and Han	291 BCE	24th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Wei and Han.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Han	291 BCE	24th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Han.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Wei	289 BCE	26th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Zhao	288 BCE	27th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Zhao.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Five States v Qin	287 BCE	28th year of King Nan of Zhou: Five States attack Qin.
Wall built under the reign of King Zhao of Qin		287 BCE	Tao River in Min County (gansu)-Ningxia-Northern Shaanxi-eastern part of Ordos Plateau in Inner Mongolia.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Wei	287 BCE	28th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Han	286 BCE	29th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Han.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Wei	286 BCE	29th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qi v Song	286 BCE	29th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qi attacks Song.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Qi	285 BCE	30th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Qi.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Leyi of Yan v Qi	284 BCE	31st year of King Nan of Zhou: The Leyi of Yan attacks Qi.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Qi	283 BCE	32nd year of King Nan of Zhou: Zhao attacks Qi.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Wei	283 BCE	32nd year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Yan and Qi rescues Wei v Qin ??	283 BCE	32nd year of King Nan of Zhou: Yan and Qi rescues Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Zhao	282 BCE	33rd year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Zhao.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Wei	282 BCE	33rd year of King Nan of Zhou: Zhao attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Zhao	281 BCE	34th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Zhao.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Zhao	280 BCE	35th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Zhao.
Qianzhong, Battle of	Qin v Chu	280 BCE	35th year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battle of Qianzhong (Qin versus Chu).
Ch’in defeats Wei	Ch’in v Wei	280 BCE	Ch’in defeats Wei. (?)
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Qi	280 BCE	35th year of King Nan of Zhou: Zhao attacks Qi.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Yan	279 BCE	36th year of King Nan of Zhou: King Baiqi of Qin attacks Yan at Chu.
Unnamed Battle	Qi v Yan	279 BCE	36th year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battle where Tian Dan of Qi breaks Yan.
Ying, Battle of	?? V ??	279 BCE	36th year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battle of Ying.
Unnamed Battle	Chu v Dian	279 BCE	36th year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battle where Zhuang Qiao of Chu attacks Dian.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Chu	278-277 BCE	37th year of King Nan of Zhou: Expansion into Hubei at the expense of the Chu state; General Bai Qi of Qin captures Ying, the capital of Chu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Chu	277 BCE	38th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Chu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Chu v Qin	276 BCE	39th year of King Nan of Zhou: Chu attacks Qin.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Wei	276 BCE	39th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Wei	276 BCE	39th year of King Nan of Zhou: Zhao attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle	Qin v Wei	275 BCE	40th year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battle where Ran Wei of Qin attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Wei	275 BCE	40th year of King Nan of Zhou: Zhao attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Wei	274 BCE	41st year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Qi	274 BCE	41st year of King Nan of Zhou: Zhao attacks Qi.
Huayang, Battle of	Qin v Wei	273 BCE	42nd year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battle of Huayang (Qin versus Wei).
Unnamed Battle(s)	Han and Wei v Yan	272 BCE	43rd year of King Nan of Zhou: Alliance of Han and Wei attacks Yan.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Yiqu	272 BCE	43rd year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin destroys Yiqu.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Zhao v Qi	271 BCE	44th year of King Nan of Zhou: Zhao attacks Qi.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Qi	270 BCE	45th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Qi.
Yanyu, Battle of	Qin v Zhao	269 BCE	46th year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battle of Yanyu (Qin versus Zhao).
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Wei	268 BCE	47th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Wei	266 BCE	49th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Wei.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Zhao	265 BCE	50th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Zhao.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Han	265 BCE	50th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Han.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Han	264 BCE	51st year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Han.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Han	263 BCE	52nd year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Han.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Han	262 BCE	53rd year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Han.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Han	261 BCE	54th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Han.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Chu v Lu	261 BCE	54th year of King Nan of Zhou: Chu attacks Lu.
Changping, Battle of	Qin under Bai Qi v Zhao	260 BCE	55th year of King Nan of Zhou: Army of Qin under Bai Qi routed army of Zhao and massacred 500,000 prisoners of war. Military superiority of Qin over all other states of China. Unification became a matter of time. The last of Chou defeated by King Chao Zhao of Ch’in.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Zhao	259 BCE	56th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Zhao.
Handan, Battle of	Qin v Zhao	257 BCE	58th year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battle of Handan (Qin versus Zhao).
Unnamed Battle	Chu v Lu	256 BCE	59th year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battle where Chu destroys Lu.
Unnamed Battle	Zhao v Western Zhou	256 BCE	59th year of King Nan of Zhou: The Battle where Zhao destroys Western Zhou.
Unnamed Battle(s)	Qin v Han	256 BCE	59th year of King Nan of Zhou: Qin attacks Han.
Dai, Battle of	Yan v Hao of Zhao	251 BCE	56th year of King Zhao of Qin: The Battle of Dai (Yan versus Hao of Zhao).
End of Chou Dynasty	Qin v Chou	249 BCE	56th year of King Zhao of Qin: King Chao Zhao of Ch’in (Qin) slowly assimilates the Chou holdings bringing about the end of the Chou Dynasty.

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