Ancient China By Hailley1234 1600 BCE Shang dynasty the earliest ruling dynasty of china. 1600 BCE King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies, ending the dynasty defeated by tang of shang 1192 BCE Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty 1192 BCE Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty 1066 BCE The crossbow is used for the first time in battle 1046 BCE Zhou dynasty begins in china 551 BCE life of confucius 544 BCE Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War is born 476 BCE Warring States Period 221 BCE Qin dynasty 220 BCE Han dynasty 210 BCE The Terracotta Army is buried 202 BCE Reign of Liu bang 141 BCE Reign of Wudi 105 BCE Invention of paper 23 BCE Reign of Emperor Wang Mang