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551 BCE
confucius is born
September 28 -
512 BCE
sun tzu
he was a chines military general and a statagist -
221 BCE
Qin Dynasty Begins
The Qin Dynasty in 221 B.C.E -
206 BCE
Qin Dynasty Ends
Qin Shi Huang was the first Chinese sovereign to proclaim himself "Emperor", after unifying China. -
195 BCE
Death of Emperor Gaozu
Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566-635) was the founder and first emperor of this great dynasty. He was born Li Yuan, and given the courtesy name of Shude. He took the name Gaozu, meaning High Founder. -
195 BCE
Death of Emperor Gaozu
Born of a peasant family, Liu Bang began his career as a police officer under the Qin dynasty (221–207 bc). He turned rebel after the death (210 bc) of the Qin emperor Shihuangdi, who had been the first to unify China. -
24
Zhang Qian Opens Silk Road
Zhang Qian was born in Chenggu of Western Han Dy He was an outstanding envoy and explorer in Chinese history, opening up the ancient Silk Road. -
105
Paper Is Invented (Cai Lun)
Cai Lun (Ts’ai Lun) was born in Guiyang during the Eastern Han Dynasty. After serving as a court eunuch from AD 75. -
184
Yellow Turban Rebellion
yellow Turbans, Chinese secret society whose members’ uprising, the Yellow Turban Rebellion (184–c. 204 ce), contributed to the fall of the Han dynasty (206 bce–220 ce). Led by Zhang. -
220
End of Han Dynasty
the end of the Han dynasty refers to the period of Chinese history from 189 to 220 AD, which roughly coincides with the tumultuous reign of the Han dynasty's last ruler, Emperor Xian. ... The Han dynasty formally ended in 220 when Cao Cao's son and heir, Cao Pi, pressured Emperor Xian into abdicating in his favourthe
