| c.300 | MUMUN pottery period in Korea from 1500 ends. | 300 wikJsn |
| c.300 | Joseon loses significant western territory after a war with the Yen. | 300 wikJsn |
| c.300 | Iron technology introduced into Korea from Yen. | 300 wikJsn |
| c.300 | Lord Mengchang of Qi, grandson of former King Wei of Qi comes to power when King Min acceedes to the throne. He makes a westward alliance with the states of Wei and Hann. | 300 wikWS 300 wikWS |
| c.300 | SLAB GRAVE culture in Mongolia from 1300 ends. | 300 wikSGC |
| c.300 | ZHONGSHAN, independent from 377, invaded by Wuling King of Zhao from 307 conquered. | 300 CHAC 639 296 ICMH 79 |
| c.300 | Qin general and chancellor SHULI JE dies. | 300 ICMH 78 |
| c.300 | Qin general LOU HUAN becomes Qin chancellor until 295. | 300 ICMH 78 297 ICMH 79 |
| c.300 |  Zhao defensive WALL against northern nomads, begun 300, finished. |
300 GHCC, ctm |
| c.300 | SHU (Sichuan) accepts Qin offer to build walls to defend against Tibetan barbarians. | 300 ICMH 78 |
| c.300 |  QIN extends the 353 Wei wall to defend against nomads. |
300 GHCC, ctm |
| c.300 |  YEN builds wall against Mongol and Manchu nomads. |
300 GHCC 290 ctm |
| c.300 | Chu Silk Manuscript , 47cm long x 38cm wide, an astrological and astronomical text, is buried in a tomb near Zidanku in Chu. Contains 926 characters in 3 sections, each of which involves some aspect of the lunisolar Chinese calendar. Describes creation myths of deities Fuxi and Nuwa, and reveals religious perspectives and cosmogony. | 300 CHAC 845, wikCSM |
| c.300 | 
Guodian Chu Slips put in a tomb in Guodian in Jingmen. 804 bamboo slips, including 702 strips and 27 broken strips. Bamboo slip texts consist of 3 major categories, which include earliest manuscripts of the received text of Tao Te Ching , 1 chapter from the Book of Rites , content from the Book of History and other writings. They include Taoist and Confucian works, many previously unknown. |
photo: Sharkman earliest 350 wikT 300 wikGCS |
| c.300 | Taoist philosopher CHUANG CHOU, author of CHUANG-TZU dies. | 300 GHCC |
| c. 300 |  |
photo of most ancient copy c.310CE: Underbar 300 wikT |
| Erya , China's oldest known dictionary. Author unknown, but attributed to the Duke of Zhou, Confucius, or his disciples. Composed of diverse glosses from commentaries to pre-Qin texts, especially the Shijing, compiled and edited. Considered the authoritative lexicographic guide to Chinese classic texts during the Han Dynasty. |
| c.300 | 
Chou Pei Suan Ching , oldest math document in China, composed. An anonymous collection of 246 problems encountered by the Duke of Zhou and his astronomer / mathematician, Shang Gao.Contains this diagram explaining Pythagorean Theorem, which Chinese knew about since at least 1000. |
photo: {{PD-US}} 300 BHM 195-6 no date: wikZBSJ |
| c.300 | Sophist HUI SHIH dies. Teacher of Kung-sun Lung. | 300 GHCC 98 |
| c.300 | Chinese Confician philosopher MENG KO dies. (Meng Tsu, Mencius), age 89. People are born good. Therefore if you keep your original nature, you stay good. Man's original nature contains senses of shame, courtesy, right & wrong. Acting on sense perceptions or on desire for personal gain, without controling this action by the mind, corrupts your original nature. | 305 CHAC 750, 784
300 CHAC 16 289 B76 4-306, 1093, 11-898, CDΦ 117, CHC 27, EoΦ 2-87, GHCC, MMWP 89, wikMncs 289 CDΦ 117, CHC 27, wikMncs |
| c.300 | CAMELS: Bactrian camel used in China.(See Egypt 525 ) | 300 cmlsf |
| c.300 | Work on the course of the MIN-CHIANG river in Sichuan. | 300 GHCC |
| c.300 | "FOOTBALL" played in China. | 300 B76 7-504 |
| c.300 | DONG SON culture of Southeast Asia begins until ?. | 300 B76 17-251 |
| c.300 |  ROD NUMERALS invented in China. It could lead to possible confusion. What is ||| ? It could be 3, or 12, or 21, or even 111. So they used both forms of the numbers in the illustration. In the units column they used the form in the lower row; in the tens column they used the form in the upper row, continuing alternately. A blank square = 0. |
300 BHM 198 Warring States Period: wikCR no date: hstp |
| c.300 | RICE grown in Japan. | 300 grddst |
| c.299 | King WU LING of Zhao from 325, ends. Son HUIWEN succeeds 298-66. | 299 CHAC 29, MRDK, ckZ, friC, wikWS 298 rcC |
| c.299 | Ruler of Zhao is the last to take the royal title. | 299 wikWS |
| c.299 | King HUAI of Chu from 328 is tricked by king Zhao Xiang of Qin into attending a conference in Qin, where he is captured and held hostage. Son Xiong Heng succeeds as King QINGXIANG of Chu 298-63. | 299 CHAC 29, GHCC 73, HFHD 92, MRDK, ckChu, ckZ, friC, wikChu, wikQn 298 rcC |
| c.299 | King HUAI of Chu, hostage in Qin, escapes to Zhao. Its duke delivers him back to Qin, where he is held hostage until death 296. | 299 ICMH 78 |
| c.299 | Chu city of XINSHI (location unknown) taken by Qin general Mi Rong. | 299 ICMH 78 |
| c.299 | Chu city of FENGCHENG taken by coalition of Qin, Wei, Hann, & Qi. Chu general Tang Mei is captured. | 299 ICMH 78 |
| c.299 | Meng Changjun serves King Zhao Xiang of Qin. | 299 yutZ |
| c.298 | Zhao offers King Zhao Xiang of Qin an alliance. | 298 CHAC 637, wikWS |
| c.298 | TIAN WEN lord of Mengchang is driven out of Qin. Remaining 3 allies, Qi, Wei and Hann, attack Qin, driving up the Yellow River to Hangu Pass. War lasts 3 years. | 298 CHAC 637, wikWS |
| c.298 | CHU invaded by Qin general Lou Huan, who takes 8 cities. Chu general Jing Kuai is killed. | 298 ICMH 78 |
| c.298 | Expedition by CHU into Sichuan and Yunan until 280. | 298 GHCC |
| c.297 | CHU sues for peace with Qin. | 297 ICMH 79 |
| c.296 | Zhao general LIAN PO defeats 2 Qin armies. | 296 wikWS |
| c.296 | Qi allies with Hann, Wei, Zhao and Song to invade Qin as far as Yanshi. For the first time, Qin is defeated and forced to give back captured territory. King Zhao Xiang of Qin cedes present Hebei area to Hann, and Fengling to Wei. The coalition withdraws. | 296 ICMH 79, ckZ |
| c.296 | King XIANG of Wei from 319, dies. Son Chi succeeds as King ZHAO of Wei 295-77. | 296 CHAC 29, friC, wikW 295 rcC |
| c.296 | Wei general XI WU dies. | 296 CHAC 869 |
| c.296 | 
Zhushu Jinian "Bamboo Annals" completed. Describe history from the Xia, Shang, and Zhou periods to Warring States period.
Buried in tomb of King Xiang of Wei. It remains hidden until 279CE when tomb is plundered. For longer texts, many slips were sewn together and rolled up to make a scroll. |
photo: Shanghai Museum 300 wikBWS 298 CHAC 296 296 CHAC 22, wikBA 276-43 ckBA |
| c.296 | Duke PING of Lu, under Chu, from 314 ends. WEN succeeds 295-73. | 296 MRDK, ckLu, friC 295 rcC |
| c.296 | King XIANG of Hann from 311, ends. Son Jiu succeeds as king XI of Hann 295-73. | 296 CHAC 29, HFHD 8, MRDK |
| c.295 | BOEUL king of Dangun dyn of Korea from 341. GOYEOLGA succeeds until 237. | 295 rcK |
| c.295 | The Bai Di state of ZHONGSHAN, under Zhao from 300, never accepted as equal by the Chinese, reconquered by Zhao. The Bai Di are gradually assimilated. | 300 CHAC 639 296 CHAC 689, 1029, ICMH 79 295 CHAC 950, 961 |
| c.295 | After reconquering Zhongshan, Zhao continues north and builds forts along north bank of great bend of Yellow River, encircles the Ordos steppe, taking a big chunk of nomad territory. | 295 CHAC 950, 961 |
| c.295 | LO YI, chancellor of Zhao from ?, overthrown in a coup, flees to Yen. Becomes deputy chancellor in Yen. | 295 ICMH 79 |
| c.295 | Qin general LOU HUAN and chancellor from 300 resigns. WEI RAN succeeds until 291. | 295 ICMH 79 |
| c.295 | XUNZI (Xun Kuang, Xun Qing, Hsun-Tzu) becomes student at Zhi-Xia (Jixia) community in Qi until 284. | 295 CHAC 790 |
| c.295 | After 3 years of fighting, Qi, Wei, and Hann take Hangu Pass and force King Zhao Xiang of Qin to return territory to Hann and Wei. | 295 wikWS |
| c.294 | TIAN WEN lord of Mengchang implicated in a coup attempt in Qin, flees to Wei. | 293 CHAC 637 |
| c.294 | TIAN WEN's alliance system in Wei collapses. Qi and Qin make a truce and pursue their own interests. | 294 wikWS 293 wikT |
| c.294 | Qi moves south against Song. | 294 wikWS |
| c.294 | Hann capital XINCHENG besieged by Qin general Bai Qi until 293. | 294 HFHD99c 15, ICMH 79, wikBQ |
| c.294 | Hann city WUSHI taken by Qin general Xiang Shou. | 294 ICMH 79 |
| c.293 | Wei sends army under Gongsun Xi to help Hann against Qin. | 293 ICMH 79 |
| c.293 | Qin general BAI QI (Po Qi) lifts siege of Hann capital XINCHENG and falls back to YIQUE south of Loyang in Henan, defeats Gongsun Xi, takes 240,000 heads, captures Gongsun Xi, takes 5 Hann cities. | 294 wikWS 293 CHAC 628, HFHD99c 15, ICMH 79 bk, wikQn, wikT, wikW |
| c.293 | Qin general BAI QI crosses Yellow River, occupies area from Anyi east to Ganhe. | 293 ICMH 79 |
| c.292 | Qin general BAI QI invades Wei, occupies 61 cities. | 292 ICMH 79 |
| c.292 | Qin generals BAI QI and Ching Tso take Yuancheng by storm. | 292 HFHD99c 15 |
| c.291 | Wei city YUAN taken by Qin generals Bai Qi and Sima Quo. Wei agrees to peace terms. Yuan is returned to Wei until 289. | 291 ICMH 79 |
| c.291 | Qin generals BAI QI and Sima Quo march south into Chu. | 292 bk 291 ICMH 80 |
| c.291 | Chu city NANYANG taken by Qin general Bai Qi. | 291 ICMH 80 |
| c.291 | Chu cities ZHI and DENG (Dang) taken by Qin general Sima Quo. | 291 ICMH 80 |
| c.291 | WEI RAN chancellor of Qin from 295, in bad health, resigns until 290. SHOU ZHU succeeds until 290. Then WEI RAN resumes until 282. | 291 ICMH 80 |
| c.291 | KOAN TENO, son of Kosho, legendary 6th emperor of Japan from 392, ends. Son KOREI succeeds 290-15. | 291 wikLEJ 290 JBE 2178 |
| c.290 | UK, king of Gi dyn of Joseon Korea from 315 ends. SUK succeeds until 251. | 290 rcK |
| c.289 | Wei cities YUAN, (under Wei from 291) HEYONG, and JUEQIAO taken by Qin general Sima Quo. | 289 ICMH 80 |
| c.289 | Chu minister and poet QU YUAN suicides by jumping into Mi Lou River. | 289 B76 II-931, yutZ |
| c.288 | Kings of QIN and QI, agree to adopt the title of "Di", (a divine title never before assumed by human rulers) implying emperor of the east and west, which implies their equality. They swear an alliance cast in bronze to attack Zhao. | 288 CHAC 637, 969, 1001, bk, ckZ, wikWS |
| c.288 | Qin general LU LI flees to Qi, where king Min makes him chancellor. | 288 ICMH 80 |
| c.287 | LONGXI, an area under Qin from 314, established as a commandery. | 287 HFHD 146 |
| c.287 | Diplomat Su Qin, possibly an agent of Yen, persuades King Min of Qi that the Zhao war would only benefit Qin. King Min agrees and forms a "vertical " alliance with the other states against Qin. King Zhao Xiang of Qin backs off, abandons the presumptuous title of "Di ", and restores territory to Wei and Zhao. | 287 wikWS |
| c.286 | SONG state in east Honan from 1111, invaded, terminated, and annexed by King Min of Qi. | 288 ICMH 80 286 B76 4-308, CHAC 790, GHCC, bk, ckS, ckZ, friC, icQn, scar, wikTD, wikWS |
| c.286 | Success of Qi frightens other states. Small states of Zhou and Lu declare loyalty to Qi. | 286 ckS, ckZ 285 wikWS |
| c.286 | KANGWANG Lord of Song from 328, last descendant of Shang Dynasty, flees to Wei. | 286 ICMH 80, MRDK, ckS, friC, wikS |
| c.286 | Qin general / chancellor WEI RAN attacks Wei. | 286 ICMH 80 |
| c.286 | Qin general SIMA CUO raids Henei (Henan) area. | 286 ICMH 80 |
| c.286 | City of ANYI, under Wei from ?, given to King Zhao Xiang of Qin as a peace offering. | 286 ICMH 80 |
| c.285 | At Shu (Dongyang in Jiangsi) a threatened coup motivates King Zhao Xiang of Qin to reorganize Qin into districts. | 285 ICMH 81 |
| c.285 | Under leadership of TIAN WEN lord of Mengchang, who has been exiled in Wei from 294, Qin, Zhao, Wei and Yen ally against Qi. | 285 wikWS |
| c.285 | Taoist philosopher CHUANG CHOU, author of Chuang-Tzu dies. TAO = the universal way of things, the principle by which all things exist. The virtue of every person is a manifestation of Tao. All distinctions are illusions. | 300 GHCC 285 MMWP 97 |
| c.284 | Yen unites Wei, Hann, Zhao, and Qin to destroy Qi. | 285 ICMH 80 284 CHAC 638, bk, ckZ, hccBJM, wikWS |
| c.284 | Yen armies under general Yue Yi (aka Le Yi) attack Qi from north. Qin, Zhao, Hann, and Wei attack from west. Yue Yi defeats Qi army under king Min at Geho, then overruns Yellow River delta. king Min flees to Linzi. Yue Yi pursues. Min flees south to Ghu. Yue Yi easily takes Linzi. | 285 ICMH 80 284 CHAC 638, bk, ckZ, hccBJM, wikWS |
| c.284 | King MIN of Qi asks help from King Qingxiang of Chu. | 285 ICMH 80 |
| c.284 | King QINGXIANG of Chu allies with Qi, and sends 200,000 men under Nao Chi north just to reoccupy land it had lost north of the Huai River. | 285 ICMH 80 284 CHAC 638 |
| c.284 | Chu general NAO CHI makes deal with Yen general YUE YI. They agree to divide Qi between Yen and Chu. | 285 ICMH 81 284 CHAC 638 |
| c.284 | King MIN of Qi dies. "Emperor of the East" from 300, lured by Nao Chi into the Chu camp and tortured to death. The people of Ghu revolt and kill Nao Chi, and set up Min's son Fazhang as King XIANG of Qi 283-65. | 285 ICMH 81 284 CHAC 29, 636, HFHD 153, MRDK, ckQi, ckZ, friC, wikQi 283 rcC |
| c.284 | Qi period from 301 ends. Qi cities Ghu and Jimo in Shandong Peninsula are all that resist the invaders. Kingdom lasts until 221. | 284 wikWS |
| c.284 | Half the Chu army goes home. The other half joins Yen general Yue Yi. | 285 ICMH 81 |
| c.284 | TIAN WEN lord of Mengchang gets control of Qi government, which revives alliance with Hann and Wei. | 284 CHAC 636 |
| c.284 | Qi general TIAN DAN recovers some lost Qi land. | 284 wikTD |
| c.284 | JIXIA academy in Qi: Students flee. | 284 bk |
| c.284 | XUNZI (aka Xun Kuang, Xun Qing, Hsun-Tzu) student at Jixia academy in Qi from 295, goes to Chu, teaches Confucian philosophy in Chu until 275. | 284 CHAC 790-91, bk |
| c.283 | Yen general Yue Yi (aka Le Yi) leads Yen army to attack the Qi city of Jimo in Shandong peninsula. | 283 hccBJ |
| c.283 | Qi city of Jimo in Shandong province, besieged by Yue Yi, loses its commander in battle, nominates general Tian Dan to take over. | 283 hccBJ |
| c.283 | Marquis SIJUN of Wey from 324 ends. HUAJUN rules Wey 282-53. | 283 friC, ckW |
| c.283 | ANCHENG in west Hubei taken by a Qin army from Hann. | 283 ICMH 81 |
| c.283 | Qin army from Hann advances east against Wei capital Daliang (Dailiang). | 283 ICMH 81 |
| c.283 | Yen abandons alliance with Qin. Yen and Zhao march to help Wei. | 283 ICMH 81 |
| c.283 | Qi cities Ghu and Jimo in Shandong province repel several Yen attacks. | 283 ICMH 81 |
| c.282 | Qin attacks Zhao, takes 2 cities. | 282 ICMH 81 |
| c.282 | Zhao makes peace with Qin. | 282 ICMH 81 |
| c.282 | WEI RAN chancellor of Qin from 291, becomes chancellor of Zhao until 281. | 282 ICMH 81 |
| c.282 | Yen general Yue Yi (aka Le Yi), still attacking Qi cities Ghu and Jimo in Shandong province, backs off, tries diplomacy. | 282 ICMH 81 |
| c.281 | WEI RAN chancellor of Zhao from 282, goes back to being chancellor of Qin until 266. | 281 ICMH 81 |
| c.280 | Skeptical philosopher ZHUANG ZHOU (aka Zhuangzi) age 83, dies in Song. Credited with writing - in part or whole - a work called the Zhuangzi , arguing that life is limited and knowledge to be gained is unlimited. | 286 wikZng 280 CHAC 16 |
| c.280 | Qin general BAI QI marches into Dai (northwest Zhao) bypassing the main Zhao defenses. | 280 ICMH 82 |
| c.280 | Zhao city GUANGLANG taken by Qin general Bai Qi. | 280 ICMH 82 |
| c.280 | Zhao, Wei, & Hann devastated by Qin. | 280 bk |
| c.280 | Qin general SIMA CUO marches from Longxi thru Shu to attack Chu from the west, overruns WUJUN and JIANGNAN around the modern Sichuan-Hubei-Guizhou frontier point. | 280 ICMH 82 |
| c.280 | KWEICHOW (Guizhou), a province of Shu, invaded by QIN. | 280 ckW |
| c.280 | Qin general BAI QI marches south from Zhao thru Wei to help Qin general SIMA CUO against Chu. | 279 ICMH 82 |
| c.279 | King of Yen from 311, CHAO dies. Son HUI succeeds 278-72. |
279 CHAC 29, ICMH 82, MRDK, ckY, ckZ, friC, rcC |
| c.279 | Tian Dan, a relative of Qi royalty, spreads rumor in Yen that Yen general Yue Yi plans to take over Qi. King HUI of Yen believes Tian Dan's rumor and replaces Yue Yi with Qi Jie. Yue Yi returns to home in Zhao. | 279 ICMH 82 |
| c.279 | Yen general QI JIE takes over siege of Jimo in Shandong peninsula. | 279 ICMH 82 |
| c.279 | Yen general QI JIE defeated and killed by Tian Dan. | 279 ICMH 82 |
| c.279 | QI remnant rallies to Tian Dan. | 279 ICMH 82 |
| c.279 | TIAN DAN commands a Qi army from Ghu and Jimo in Shandong province, recovers Qi territory, but not its power. | 279 CHAC 638, yutZ |
| c.279 | TIAN WEN lord of Mengchang, former chancellor of Qi, dies. | 279 CHAC 607 |
| c.278 | Qin General BAI QI marches south into Chu, takes Yen and Teng, 5 cities in all. | 279 HFHD99c 15 278 ICMH 83, bk |
| c.278 | QIN expands at expense of CHU in Hubei and Hunan until 277. | 278 GHCC 103 |
| c.278 | SHU (in Sichuan Basin), under Qin 312-?, attacked by Qin General Bai Qi. | 278 wikWS |
| c.278 | YING (called Jiangling in Hann) capital of Chu from 689, taken by Qin General Bai Qi, who expels Chu from Han River valley and central Yangzi. Capital moves to CHEN until 241. | 278 CHAC 638, 654, 1027, GHCC 103, HFHD99c 15, ICMH 83, wikBQ, wikChu, wikWS |
| c.278 | Qin General BAI QI burns Yiling, goes east to Chingling. | 278 HFHD99c 15 |
| c.278 | King QINGXIANG of Chu 298-63 flees east from Ying to Chen. | 278 HFHD99c 15, ICMH 83 |
| c.278 | CHU YUAN (Qu Yuan), poet of Chu, writes poem Lament for Ying and fall of Chu state's capital, Ying, to Qin. | 278 wikT |
| c.278 | NAN COMMANDERY established from all south of Han and west Chu. | 278 HFHD8-50 |
| c.278 | After Chu is defeated in 278, the remaining great powers are Qin in the west and Zhao in the north-center. | 278 wikWS |
| c.278 | Middle Yangzi area, formerly under Chu, becomes Qin province of NAN. | 278 ICMH 83 |
| c.277 | RUO, governor of Shu, occupies Chu land west of Nan Province. | 277 GHCC |
| c.277 | CHU YUAN, poet of Chu, suicides by drowning. | 278 wikT 277 GHCC, bk |
| c.277 | WUJUN and JIANGNAN, around the modern Sichuan-Hubei-Guizhou frontier point, siezed by Ruo, governor of Shu. They become QIANZHONG Province. | 277 ICMH 83 |
| c.277 | Qin General BAI QI marches down Yangzi river, takes control of WU. | 277 ICMH 83 |
| c.277 | King of Wei from 295, ZHAO ends. Son Yu succeeds as King ANXI of Wei 276-243. | 277 CHAC 29, MRDK, friC, wikW 276 rcC |
| c.276 | Qin General BAI QI invades WEI, takes 2 cities. | 276 ICMH 83 273 HFHD99c 15 |
| c.276 | Chu people in Jiangnan (Yangzi delta) rebel against Qin. | 276 ICMH 83 |
| c.275 | WEI RAN Qin chancellor 281-66, marches east into Wei, defeats Wei general Mang Mao, marches to Wei capital Daliang, but falls back when Zhao and Chu remnant threaten intervention. | 275 ICMH 83 |
| c.275 | SHEN DAO of Zhao, member of Jixia Academy in Qi, dies. | 275 CHAC 806, 986 |
| c.275 | XUNZI (Xun Kuang, Xun Qing, Hsun-Tzu) in Chu from 284, heads restored Jixia Academy in Qi until 265. | 276 bk 275 CHAC 791 264 wikXnz |
| c.274 | WEI allies with Qi against Qin. | 274 ICMH 83 |
| c.274 | WEI RAN Qin chancellor 281-66, defeats Wei general Bao Yuan, takes 3 districts and 40,000 heads. | 274 ICMH 83 |
| c.273 | Qin Generals BAI QI, WEI RAN, and HU SHANG march against WEI, HANN, ZHAO coalition. | 273 ICMH 83 |
| c.273 | HUAYANG city in Wei, besieged by a Wei & Zhao army under Mang Mao. | 273 ICMH 83 |
| c.273 | Qin General HU SHANG takes Wei cities Yuan, Caiyang, and Changshe. | 273 ICMH 83-4 |
| c.273 | Qin General HU SHANG defeats Zhao general Mang Mao after 8 day battle, takes 100,000 heads. | 273 ICMH 83 |
| c.273 | Qin General BAI QI defeats Zhao general Jia Yan. 200,000 Zhao troops drown in Yellow River. | 273 HFHD99c 15, ICMH 83 |
| c.273 | HUAYANG city in Wei, taken by Qin general Bai Qi. Mang Mao flees. Qin general Bai Qi captures the general of the 3 states made from Qin, and takes 130,000 heads. | 273 HFHD99c 15 |
| c.273 | To make peace, Wei offers Nanyang to King Zhao Xiang of Qin, who accepts, and graciously gives Wei the Shangyong district (formerly under Hann, then Chu). Wei transfers officials from Nanyang to Shangyong. | 273 ICMH 84 |
| c.273 | King of Hann from 295, XI ends. Son Ran succeeds as king HUANHUI of Hann 272-239. | 273 HFHD 8, CHAC 29, MRDK, wikH |
| c.273 | Duke of Lu, under Chu, from 295 WEN ends. CHING succeeds 272-55. | 273 MRDK, ckLu, friC 272 rcC |
| c.272 | King Zhao Xiang of Qin 306-251 assembles a coalition with Hann, Wei, & Chu, invades Yen. Results unknown. | 272 ICMH 84 |
| c.272 | King of Yen from 278, HUI ends. Son WUXIAO succeeds 271-58. | 272 CHAC 29, MRDK, ckY, ckZ, friC, rcC |
| c.271 | Qi cities GANG and SHOU are taken by Qin and given to chancellor Wei Ran. | 271 ICMH 84 |
| c.270 | TENIGRUT becomes chief of Xiongnu until 240. | 270 rcN |
| c.270 | SHANG COMMANDERY (parts of Shensi and Suiyuan) controling Changshe, started 304, completed. It lasts until 206. | 270 CHEIA 118 |
| c.270 | ZHAO invaded by Qin. | 270 ICMH 84 |
| c.270 | HANDAN, capital of Zhao, besieged by Qin. Zhao general Lian Po tries to break siege, fails. | 270 ICMH 84 |
| c.270 | Qin general HU SHANG tries to take Zhao city EYU, but is defeated by Zhao general ZHAO SHE. | 270 ICMH 84, ckZ 269 ICMH 84 265? ICMH 85 |
| c.270 | Zhao general ZHAO SHE dies. | 270 CHAC 632 |
| c.269 | Zhao general Lian Po decisively defeats 2 Qin armies. | 269 CHAC 639, wikWS |
| c.266 | King of Zhao from 298, HUIWEN ends. Son XIAOCHENG succeeds 265-245. | 266 CHAC 29, 638, MRDK, friC, 265 rcC |
| c.266 | A noble of Wei tells his king, "Qin has the same customs as the Rong and Di [barbarians]... It has the heart of a tiger or a wolf... It knows nothing of traditional mores, proper relationships, and virtuous conduct.". | 266 CHC 31 |
| c.266 | Qin Queen Dowager ousted, by king Zhao Xiang. Chancellor of Qin from 281, WEI RAN, who controled Qin with the Queen Dowager from 307, also ousted, banished and replaced by Fan Sui, former minister in Wei, until 255. FAN SUI is the 1st politician to declare a goal of irrevocable expansion for Qin. |
271 ICMH 84 266 CHAC 639, ICMH 84 |
| c.265 | King of Qi, XIANG ends. "Emperor of the East", from 283. Son TIAN JIAN succeeds as King 264-221. He is assisted by his mother. | 265 CHAC 29, MRDK, chQi, ckZ, friC, qnwu, wikQi 264 rcC |
| c.265 | King ZHAO XIANG of Qin 306-251 invades the weak state of Hann to capture Shangdang Commandery, controling Changshe. Its capture would open an invasion route into Zhao. | 265 CHAC 640, wikBCP, wikQn, wikWS |
| c.265 | Hann king agrees to surrender Shangdang to Qin, but the local governor refuses, and gives it to King Xiaocheng of Zhao. | 265 CHAC 640, wikBCP, wikQn, wikWS |
| c.265 | King Xiaocheng of Zhao sends Lian Po to receive Shangdang. Lian Po bases his armies at Changping. Qin sends out general Wang He. Lian Po remains in his forts, refuses to risk battle with the Qin army. Qin could not break thru and the armies are stalemated 3 years. Qin moves northeast across Wei territory to cut off the 17 districts of Shangdang north of Loyang and south of Zhao from the rest of Hann. | 265 CHAC 640, wikBCP, wikQn, wikWS |
| c.265 | Hann cities SHAOQU and GAOING taken by Qin. | 265 ICMH 85 |
| c.265 | HANDAN becomes capital of Zhao until 239. | 265 CHC 42 |
| c.265 | XUNZI (aka Xun Kuang, Xun Qing, Hsun-Tzu), head of restored Jixia Academy in Qi from 275, slandered in Qi, goes to Qin until 260. | 265 CHAC 791, bk |
| c.265 | ZOU YAN (Tsou Yen), in Prince Xuans Zhi-Xia (Jixia) Academy, leading proponent of Yin Yang doctrine, systematizes 5 element theory: water, metal, wood, fire, earth. | 270-61 TTS no date: B76 X-161 |
| c.264 | King Zhao Xiang of Qin 306-251 bribes Hou Sheng, chancellor of Qi, to dissuade king Tian Jian of Qi from assisting the other states against Qin. | 264 qnwu |
| c.264 | Qin General BAI QI attacks Xingcheng of Hann, takes 9 Hann cities and 50,000 heads, then fortifies city of GUANGWU. | 264 HFHD99c 15, ICMH 85 |
| c.264 | ZHOU Kingdom invaded by Qin. Zhou King Nanwang personally goes to Qin army, bows his head, and surrenders 36 cities and 30,000 people. | 264 icZ |
| c.263 | Zhou people flee east. | 263 icZ |
| c.263 | NAN Province, under Hann from ?, taken by Qin. | 263 ICMH 85 |
| c.263 | Qin general BAI QI marches on Nanyang, cuts off road leading to Taihang, attacks Nanyang. | 269 HFHD99c 15, ICMH 85 |
| c.263 | King of Chu from 298, QINGXIANG flees to Chen. Crown prince is a hostage in Qin. No successor until 262. | 263 CHAC 29, GHCC 73, MRDK, ckChu, ckZ, friC, wikChu 262 rcC |
| c.262 | Wei is late in paying pilgrimage to Qin. Qin attacks Wei and takes city of Wucheng. | 262 icQn |
| c.262 | Battle of Handan, capital of Zhao, - Qin vs. Zhao. | 262 icZ |
| c.262 | Zhao army meets Qin army, led by Wang He, at Changping, south of Shangdang. The Zhao suffer several minor defeats and, having assessed the enemy, Lian Po decides the only way to defeat Qin was to wait them out. | 262 wikBCP |
| c.262 | Qin general BAI Qi attacks Hann's Shangdang Prefecture whereupon records show: "A Hann official Feng Ting arrived as emissary to King Xiaocheng of Zhao and said: 'Our state cannot defend Shangdang, it has been overrun by Qin. Hann wants peace with Zhao and does not desire occupation by Qin. 17 of our cities are willing to pay homage to Zhao, Great King, help our government and people.' King Xiaocheng is exultant and sends troops to Shangdang." | 262 HFHD99c 15, wikSd Apr. wikBCP |
| c.262 | XIONG WAN, son of Qingxiang of Chu, hostage at Qin from ?, escapes to Chu, becomes King XIAOLIE of Chu 262-238. | 262 CHAC 29, GHCC 73, MRDK, ckChu, ckZ, friC, rcC, wikChu |
| c.261 | Hann cities GOUSHI and LIN stormed and taken by Qin. | 261 HFHD99c 16, ICMH 85 |
| c.260 | Qin army sent against Hann city Yewan, cutting off Shangdang from Hann capital Xincheng. Shangdang joins Zhao for protection. | 260 ICMH 85 |
| c.260 | SHANGDANG district overrun by Qin general Wang He. Zhao general Lian Po marches to recover it, camps at Changping. Wang He marches on Changping. | 260 ICMH 85 ckZ |
| c.260 | Lian Po stays in Changping, refuses to fight Qin army. Zhao king Xiaocheng replaces Lian Po with Zhao Kuo. | 260 HFHD99c 16, ICMH 85 |
| c.260 | Qin general BAI QI succeeds Wang in command of all Qin forces. | 260 HFHD99c 16, ICMH 85, wikBQ |
| c.260 | ZOU YAN (Tsou Yen), in Prince Xuans Zhi-Xia (Jixia) Academy, leading proponent of Yin Yang doctrine, dies. | 260 B76 X-161 |
| c.260 | Zhao general ZHAO KUO leaves his fortifications at CHANGPING. Qin general Bai Qi falls back in the center and surrounds the main Zhao force of 400,000 men from the sides. After being surrounded for 46 days, the starving Zhao troops surrender (Sep, 260). Bai Qi then buries more than 40,000 of them alive. Zhao loses 400,000 men. | 260 B76 4-308, CHAC 628, CHC 99, bk, ckZ, icZ, wikBC, wikBQ, wikChu, wikH, wikQn, wikT, wikWS, yutZ |
| c.260 | Zhao general ZHAO KUO, son of Zhao She, killed by Qin archers at Changping. | 260 ICMH 86, CHAC 640, wikBQ |
| c.260 | ZHAO state power destroyed by QIN, but remains unconquered until 228. | 260 B76 4-308, CHAC 628, ckZ, icZ, wikChu, wikQn, wikT, yutZ 259 MCAW |
| c.260 | Prince CHENG of Qin begins until 246. | 260 GHCC 103 |
| c.260 | XUNZI (aka Xun Kuang, Xun Qing, Hsun-Tzu), in Qin from 265, goes to Handan in Zhao until 255. Attends court of lord of Pingyuan. | 260 CHAC 791 |
| c.259 | Qin army split into 3 parts: BAI QI gets sick and returns to Qin. WANG HE takes cities Wuan and Pilao. SIMA GANG subdues Jinyang in Zhao. | 259 ICMH 86 |
| c.259 | King of Zhao sends Su Tai, younger bro of Su Chin, to the Qin Chancellor with gifts, and makes the Chancellor jealous of Bai Qi because Bai Qi's accomplishments had been so great that he outshone the Chancellor. Su Tai suggests that the Chancellor prevent Bai Qi from getting any more fame. | 259 HFHD99c 16 |
| c.259 | Peace offers made to Qin: Hann offers city of Yuanyong. Zhao cedes 6 cities. Qin general Bai Qi favors war. Chancellor Fan Ju favors peace. | 259 ICMH 86 |
| c.259 | Qin resumes war with Zhao. Since general Bai Qi is sick, WANG LING commands Qin army. | 259 ICMH 86 |
| c.259 | Zhao capital HANDAN besieged by Qin general Wang Ling until 257. | 259 GHCC, ICMH 86 258 HFHD99c 16 257 wikBQ no date: wikQn |
| c.258 | King of Yen from 271, WUXIAO ends. Son XIAO succeeds 257-55. | 258 CHAC 29, MRDK, ckY, friC, rcC |
| c.258 | Zhao requests aid from Wei and Chu. | 258 wikQn |
| c.258 | Qin general Wang Ling besieging Handan is consecutively replaced by Wang Xi, Wang Ling, and Zheng Anping as Qin commander at the siege. | 258 ICMH 86, wikQn |
| c.258 | A Chu force under Lord Chun shen and Wei duke's son Wei Wuji defeats Qin commander Zheng Anping besieging Handan. | 258 ICMH 86 257 wikQn |
| c.258 | Qin general Zheng Anping surrounded by Zhao army, surrenders. | 258 ICMH 87 257 wikQn |
| 258/7 | HANDAN, capital of Zhao, besieged by Qin from 259, siege lifted. | 258 ICMH 86 257 GHCC 103, wikQn |
| c.257 | Qin general BAI QI, never defeated in battle, dies - either of illness, or ordered to suicide. | 257 CHAC 627, HFHD99c 17, ICMH 87, wikBQ |
| c.257 | ZICHU (aka Yiren), son of Qin crown prince Anguo, hostage of Zhao in Handan from ?, is helped by merchant Lu Buwei, and escapes. | 257 ICMH 87 |
| c.257 | Qin general Wang He attacks Handan and is repulsed. | 257 ICMH 87 |
| c.257 | Qin general WANG HE defeats a Wei/Chu army, takes 60,000 heads, then joins Qin forces besieging Chu city Fengcheng, and is repulsed. | 257 ICMH 87 |
| c.257 | ANYANG, in north Henan on south bank of Yellow river, taken by Qin generals Wang He and Zhang Tang. | 257 ICMH 87 |
| c.257 | Lord Xinling of Wei helps Zhao against Qin. | 257 ICMH 87 |
| c.257 | TAI CHOU, port city in Chekiang Province, under state of Wu, becomes a commandery in a county called LIN HAI. | 257 B76 VI-242 |
| c.257 | AN DUONG THUC becomes king of Au Lac kingdom of Nam Viet until 207. | 257 rcSAM |
| c.256 | Qin general JUI takes Yangcheng (in Henan Province), Fumai, and 20 districts in Zhao. Qin supremacy is restored. | 256 icQn, icZ |
| c.256 | Zhou emperor NAN forms a coalition against Qin, which is defeated by Qin general JUI. | 256 ICMH 87 |
| c.256 | King Zhao Xiang of Qin 306-251 sends chancellor Fan Sui to attack Zhou capital Loyang and relocate Zhou duke Wugong to present Liangxian County, Henan Province. | 256 icQn |
| c.256 | NAN, last emperor of Zhou from 314 forced to abdicate by Zhao Xiang King of Qin. Dongzhou Jun proclaimed successor by Ji family as king HUI 255-249. |
256 CHAC 29, CHC 38, 733, MCAW, friC, icZ, rcC, scar, spks, wikCM, wikT, wikZ 255 MRDK, tcgEZ, yut 255 Bao ends: yutZ |
| c.256 | Loyang falls to Qin forces. Eastern ZHOU dyn at Loyang from 771, ends. | 256 B76 4-308, CHAC, friC, icZ, wikZ 989 |
| c.256 | ZHOU royal house, including former emperor Nan, and Duke Wugong murdered by Qin. | 256 CHAC 547, GHCC, icZ, wikQn, wikWS, wikZ |
| ZHOU (aka CHOU) DYNASTY ends. Began 1046, out of power from 771. |
| c.256 | DUJIANGYAN IRRIGATION SYSTEM built in Sichuan province by Hann engineer Zheng Guo working for Qin governor Li Bing commissioned by King ZHAO XIANG of Qin. Distributes waters of Min River to farmland of the Chengdu Plain. World's oldest and only damless water project that is still functioning. | 264 wikQn 256 wikDIS, wikT |
| c.255 | King of Yen from 257, XIAO ends. Son XI succeeds 254-222. | 255 CHAC 29, MRDK, ckY, friC, rcC |
| c.255 | FAN SUI, chancellor of Qin from 266, dies. TSAI TSE succeeds for some months and resigns. | 255 CHAC 638, HFHD 198 |
| c.255 | XUNZI (Xun Kuang, Xun Qing, Hsun Tzu), in Handan in Zhao from 260, goes to Chu. Huang Xie, Lord of Chunshen, prime minister of Chu, appoints him magistrate of Lanling until 238. | 255 B76 8-1127, CHAC 791 250 bk |
| c.255 | Duke of Lu under Chu from 272, CHING ends. LU, a state from 1122, annexed by Chu until 249. |
256 wikChu 255 MRDK, ckLu, friC, rcC |
| c.255 | LU occupied by Chu, which is under Qin. | 255 rcC , ckLu |
| c.254 | All rulers of China, except king of Wei, come to Qin capital to submit. | 254 ICMH 88 |
| c.254 | Qin general JUI invades Wei, occupies Wucheng. | 254 ICMH 88 |
| c.253 | King ANXI of Wei kills Lord HUAI of Wei. | 253 WeiSA |
| c.253 | Marquis of Wey from 283, HUAJUN ends. YUANJUN succeeds 252-230. | 253 ckW, friC |
| c.252 | Wey state becomes dependency of Wei kingdom. | 252 WeiSA |
| The land of Wey is also spelled Wei. To avoid confusion with the kingdom of Wei it is here spelled Wey. It has a city called Wei in it. |
| c.251 | SUK, king of Gi dyn of Joseon Korea from 290 ends. YUN succeeds until 232. | 251 rcK |
| c.251 | ZHAO SHENG lord of Pingyuan in Zhao dies. | 251 CHAC 639, 782 |
| c.251 | Soldier LIEN PO becomes chancellor of Zhao until ?. | 251 ICMH 88 |
| c.251 | King of Qin from 307, ZHAO XIANG dies. Son Zhu (aka Anguo) regal name XIAO WEN succeeds until 250. | 259 icQn 251 CHAC 29, CHC 42, 49, HFHD 231, ICMH 88, MRDK, ckQn, ckZ, friC, wikQn, wikT |
| c.251 | Yen chancellor LI FU leads army against Zhao and is defeated and killed by Lien Po. | 251 ICMH 88 |
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