Ancient China Timeline Eymar By Qlrvo Period: 2560 BCE to 2550 BCE Reign of Wadi Period: 1766 BCE to 1122 BCE Shang Dynasty 1600 BCE King Jie of the Xia Dynasty dies, ending the dynasty Period: 1250 BCE to 1192 BCE Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty 1046 BCE Zhou Dynasty begins in China Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE Life of Confucius Period: 476 BCE to 211 BCE Warring States Period Period: 256 BCE to 195 BCE Reign of Liu Bang Period: 221 BCE to 207 BCE Qin Dynasty Period: 210 BCE to 209 BCE The Terracotta Army is buried Period: 206 BCE to 220 BCE Han dynasty 105 BCE Invention Of Paper Period: 9 BCE to 25 BCE Reign of Emperor Wang Mang 544 Sun Tzu, the author of the Art of War is born 1066 The crossbow is used for the first time in battle