Explore the significant events and influential figures of the Warring States Period in ancient China. Uncover the power struggles and innovations that shaped this pivotal era in history.
The Warring States period (481/403 BCE - 221 BCE) describes the three centuries when various rival Chinese states battled viciously for territorial advantage and dominance. Ultimately the Qin state...
The Eastern Zhou continued to rule a much-reduced territory during the Late Zhou period in the face of opposition between as many as seven other kingdoms during the Warring States period - the pretence of there being a single Chinese kingdom had ended.
Some archaeologists in China have analyzed the makeup of elements in the bones in a prehistoric cemetery and say the people buried there were probably war captives who were forced into slavery before they were slain as sacrificial victims.