Warring States Results
Dates

Before we take up the task of determining a reality-based periodization in the pre-Imperial centuries, which is a matter of large historical movements, we must first consider the prior problem of fixing the dates of specific events. We give here a general methodological prolegomena, followed by brief arguments for some dates that seem to us to rest on relatively solid evidence, without too much reliance on other conclusions or on dubious traditions. A separate list of dates for text-bearing tombs is given at the end.

• Prolegomena
• Specific Dates
• Confucius (died 0479)
• Han Attacks Chi (0407)
• The Battle of Ma-ling (0343)
• The Chi Usurpation (0342)
• The Career of Mencius (from 0320)
• The Chi Invasion of Yen (0315)
• The Ji-Sya Establishment in Chi (0312)
• The Chi Conquest of Sung (0285)
• The Chu Conquests of Lu (0255 and 0249)
• The Death of Chu Kau-lye Wang (0238)
• The Foundation of the Chin Empire (0221)
• Tombs Containing Texts
  • Houma (c0490)
  • Baushan 2 (c0316)
  • Gwodyen 1 (c0288)
  • Shweihudi (0217)
  • Mawangdwei 3 (c0168)
  • Yinchyweshan 1-2 (c0133)

 

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