History of Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)
221 BC to 220
China
Major events in the Early sub-period include the Qin unification of China and their replacement by the Han, the First Split followed by the Jin unification, and the loss of north China.Han, China 2 China 3 Chang'an, China Tuesday Jan 3, 6 China 8 Chang'an, China 9 Chang'an, China 10 (Present-Day Rizhao, China) 17 Kunyang, Henan, China 23 Chang'an, China Friday Oct 6, 23 China 25 China 25 Luoyang, China Tuesday Aug 5, 25 China 27 Anling, Fufeng County, China 32 Vietnam 43 China Thursday Mar 29, 57 Luoyang, China 68 Hami City, China Feb, 73 Luoyang, China 75 China 83 China 86 China 88 Region near the Altai Mountains, Mongolia Jun, 89 China 100 China Friday Feb 13, 105 Luoyang, China Mar, 105 China 105 Luoyang, China 106 Luoyang, China 106 China Monday Apr 30, 125 Luoyang, Han dynasty, China 125 Han, China Monday Dec 10, 125 Luoyang, China 125 China 132 China 142 Luoyang, China 144 Han, China Monday Feb 15, 145 Han, China Saturday Mar 6, 145 Han, China Tuesday Jul 26, 146 Han dynasty, China Monday Aug 1, 146 Han dynasty, China 147 China 166 Han, China 166 Han, China 168 Han, China Monday Jan 25, 168 Qi County, Henan, China 170s China 179 China 180 China 184 Hexi Corridor, China 184 China 185 Han, China Wednesday May 13, 189 Han, China 189 Han, China 189 Han, China Monday Sep 28, 189 Henan, China Feb, 190 China Tuesday May 22, 192 China 194 Han, China 197 Xiapi, Xu Province (Present-Day Pizhou, Jiangsu, China) 198 Northeast of present-day Zhongmu County, Henan, China Nov, 200 Korean Peninsula 204 Close to the Yangtze River, China 208 Tong Pass (Present-Day Tongguan County, Shaanxi, China) Sep, 211 Yi Province (Present-Day Sichuan and Chongqing), China 215 East of Hefei, Anhui, China 215 Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China 219 Fancheng (Present-Day Fancheng District, Xiangyang, Hubei, China) Aug, 219 Hubei, China Nov, 219 Han, China Sunday Dec 10, 220 Shu Han, China 221 Qin, China (Present-Day in Xianyang, China) 220s BC First Emperor of the Qin dynasty
Qin, China (Present-Day in Xianyang, China) 220s BC The Warring States period ended in 221 BCE after the state of Qin conquered the other six kingdoms, reunited China, and established the dominant order of autocracy. King Zheng of Qin proclaimed himself the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty.
China 220 BC China 220 BC Lingqu Canal, China 214 BC China 213 BC China Oct, 210 BC Present-Day in Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China 210 BC China Monday Sep 10, 210 BC China Dec, 209 BC China Jul, 209 BC Xiongnu (Present-Day in Mangolia) 209 BC China 208 BC Qin, China (Present-Day in Xianyang, China) Dec, 207 BC Qin, China (Present-Day in Xianyang, China) Dec, 207 BC Qin, China (Present-Day in Xianyang, China) 207 BC Qin, China (Present-Day in Xianyang, China) Oct, 207 BC Pingxiang County, Xingtai, Hebei, China 207 BC Qin, China (Present-Day in Xianyang, China) 206 BC China 206 BC Feast at Swan Goose Gate
China 206 BC Gaozu fled a banquet after it became clear that Xiang had invited him there to be killed. Xiang Yu or Hegemon-King of Western Chu during the Chu–Han Contention period (206–202 BC) of China. A noble of the Chu state, Xiang Yu rebelled against the Qin dynasty and became a prominent warlord. He was granted the title of "Duke of Lu" (魯公) by King Huai II of the restoring Chu state in 208 BC. The following year, he led the Chu forces to victory at the Battle of Julu against the Qin armies led by Zhang Han. After the fall of Qin, Xiang Yu was enthroned as the "Hegemon-King of Western Chu" (西楚霸王) and ruled a vast area covering modern-day central and eastern China, with Pengcheng as his capital. He engaged Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty, in a long struggle for power, known as the Chu–Han Contention, which concluded with his eventual defeat at the Battle of Gaixia and his suicide. Xiang Yu is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Guliang.
Jingxing Pass, Hebei, China 205 BC Present-Day in Suzhou, Anhui, China 204 BC Nanyue, China 204 BC Luoyang, China 202 BC Mount Baideng at Pincheng (Present-Day Datong, Shanxi, China) 200 BC Chang'an, Han, China Monday Jun 1, 195 BC Han, China 193 BC Chang'an, China 190 BC Chang'an, China 188 BC China 186 BC China 184 BC China 180 BC Chang'an, Han, China Wednesday Jul 6, 157 BC Chang'an, China Thursday Mar 9, 141 BC China 140 BC Minyue (Present-Day Fujian, China) 135 BC Mayi, Bingzhou (Present-Day Shuozhou, Shanxi, China) Jun, 133 BC China 125 BC Orkhon Valley, Mongolia Jan, 119 BC Nanyue, China 111 BC China 111 BC Yunnan, China 109 BC Lop Nur, Xinjiang, China Dec, 108 BC Kokand (Present-Day in Uzbekistan) 102 BC China 91 BC Chang'an, Han, China Saturday Mar 29, 87 BC Chang'an, China 74 BC Chang'an, China Tuesday Aug 14, 74 BC China Wednesday Jul 18, 74 BC Chang'an, China 74 BC Turpan, Xinjiang, China Dec, 67 BC China 60 BC China 48 BC Chang'an, China 48 BC Chang'an, China Friday Jan 10, 48 BC China 37 BC Taraz, Kazakhstan Dec, 36 BC Chang'an, China 33 BC Chang'an, China 18 BC Chang'an, China 7 BC Chang'an, China 1 BC Chang'an, China 1 BC