East Asia Timeline

  • Period: 206 to 221

    the first chinese emperor

  • Period: 206 to 213

    period of the book burning policy

  • Period: 206 to 221

    quin

  • 221

    burial of the terra cotta army

  • Period: 221 to 475

    the warring states period

  • 260

    first use of the crossbow

  • 551

    The development of the Weigi board game

    The exact origin of the Ouija board is unknown.
  • 551

    birth of confucius

  • Jan 19, 623

    death of lady hao

  • Jan 19, 722

    spring and autumn period

  • Period: Jan 20, 771 to Jan 20, 1100

    western zhou

  • Jan 19, 1000

    connection of the bararian walls to create the great wall

  • Jan 20, 1000

    the shi jing book of songs

  • Period: Jan 20, 1046 to

    shang

  • Period: to

    xia

  • date of the oldest silk found in china

  • completion of the erya

  • Period: to Jan 20, 722

    eastern zhou

  • battle of banquan

  • domestication of buffalo