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1675 BCE
Battle of Mingtiao
The Xia dynasty is overthrown and replaced by the Shang dynasty. -
1046 BCE
Battle of Muye
The Shang dynasty is overthrown and replaced by the Zhou dynasty. -
1039 BCE
1039 BCE Rebellion of the Three Guards
The Zhou dynasty defeats the discontented Zhou princes, and their Shang loyalist allies. -
771 BCE
Battle of Mount Li
King You of Zhou is killed and the Western Zhou dynasty ends. -
739 BCE
Jin–Quwo wars
Dynastic struggles between two branches of Jin's ruling house. -
707 BCE
Battle of Xuge
The Eastern Zhou dynasty is defeated by the vassal Zheng state. -
701 BCE
Zheng war of succession
Caused by the death of Duke Zhuang of Zheng. -
685 BCE
Battle of Qianshi
The Qi state defeats the Lu state. -
684 BCE
Battle of Changshao
The Lu state defeats the Qi state. -
26 BCE
Battle of Banquan
The Yellow Emperor defeats the Yan Emperor. -
26 BCE
Battle of Zhuolu
The Yellow Emperor defeats Chi You and establishes the Han Chinese civilisation.