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BC- The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It was buried with the emperor to protect himin his afterlife, and to make sure that he had people to rule over.
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BC- Start of the Burning of books and burying of scholars policy, when Qin Shi Huangdi decided to supress the intelligence of the masses.
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The Lingqu Canal, the oldest contour canal in the world, is engineered by Shi Lu.
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BC- Construction of the Great Wall of China begins
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223 BC The Chu state is conquered by the Qin state.
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The repeating crossbow is used in drawings from the Chu state.
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Astronomers Gan De and Shi Shen create the
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BC: The Wu state is annexed by the Yue state.
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BC: Date for the invention of cast iron (ex. used for cast iron skillets) in China.
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Earliest possible date for the invention of the iron plough, which later, with better casting methods, would become the moldboard iron plough.
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BC: Zhuan Zhu assassinates King Liao of Wu so that King Helü of Wu can take the throne of the Wu state.
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BC: The Zheng state creates a formal code of law.
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Birth of a famous Chinese scholar.
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The Battle of Chengpu was fought between the State of Jin and the State of Chu and its allies.
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BC: King Fuchai of Wu builds the Han Canal, an early section of the Grand Canal of China
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386 BC The city of Handan is founded, serving as the capital for the Zhao state.
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Zhuangzi was an influential Chinese philosopher.
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