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551 BCE
Confucius is Born
Confucius was born in the small state of Lu on the Shandong peninsula in Northeastern China. He was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of the Chinese history. -
512 BCE
Sun Tzu Writes "The Art Of War"
"The Art Of War" is an ancient Chinese military doctrine, believed to be written by one of history's greatest military figures,Sun Tzu. Today however, people believe that there was no Sun Tzu, they really think that the book is a compilation of generations of theories and teachings on the military strategy. -
221 BCE
Qin Dynasty Begins
The Qin dynasty was the first unified, multinational and power- centralized state in the Chinese history. -
206 BCE
Qin Dynasty Ends
Qin Shi Huang was the first Chinese sovereign to proclaim himself emperor, after unifying China in 221 BC.The dynasty lasted 221 BC through 207 BC. Even only surviving 15 years, the dynasty held an important role in the Chinese history, and had a great influence on following dynasties. -
195 BCE
Death Of Emperor Gaozu
The emperor was the first emperor of the Han dynasty. On October of 206 BC he and his army attacked "Xianyang", the capital city of the Qin and overthrew the Qin dynasty. The emperor died in 195 but was succeeded by his son, which still held the same name, and had the same attitudes towards Confucianism as he did. -
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Zhang Qian Opens Silk Road
The silk road is a great East to West trade route, and also for vehicle for cross-culture exchanges that were started in the second century BC. Zhang Qian was the first one to travel on the route on a journey to the far West for the contact with Yuezi a nomadic tribe, in 138 BC. -
105
Paper Is Invented(Cai Lun)
In the fifth century, the Chinese scholar Fan Ye credited Cai Lun with the discovery of paper in his official history of the Han dynasty. Cai Lun was the one who had the idea of making paper from bark trees, hemp waste, old rags and fish nets. Cai Lun took paper beyond being a technical invention. -
184
Yellow Turban Rebellion
During the Han dynasty, a significant event referred to as the Yellow Turban Rebellion. The rebels all wore yellow scarves around their heads which is the reason why the Yellow Turban Rebellion is also referred to as Yellow scarves Rebellion. -
220
End of Han dynasty
The Han Dynasty formally ended in 220 when Cao Cao's son and heir, Cao Pi, pressured the emperor into abdicating in his favor.
