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1115 BC Zhou cheng wang becomes king of the Zhou Dynasty of China. (Alternately: 1111 BC)
1079 BC Death of Zhou cheng wang, King
of the Zhou Dynasty
of China.
1078 BC Zhou kang wang becomes King
of the Zhou Dynasty
of China.
1053 BC Death of Zhou kang wang, King
of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
1052 BC Zhou zhao wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
1027 BC Traditional date for the end of the Shang Dynasty in China, and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty
.
1002 BC Death of Zhou zhao wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
1001 BC Zhou mo wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
947 BC Death of Zhou mo wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
946 BC Zhou gong wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
935 BC Death of Zhou gong wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
934 BC Zhou yi wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty
of China.
910 BC Death of Zhou yi wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty
of China.
909 BC Zhou xiao wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
895 BC Death of Zhou xiao wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
894 BC Zhou yi wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
879 BC Death of Zhou yi wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
878 BC Zhou li wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
827 BC Zhou xuan wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
782 BC Death of Zhou xuan wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
781 BC Zhou you wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
780 BC The first historic solar eclipse
is recorded in China.
771 BC End of the Western Zhou Dynasty in China as "western" barbarian tribes sack the capital Hao. The King Zhou you wang is killed. Crown Prince
Ji Yijiu escapes and will reign as Zhou ping wang.
770 BC Beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in China as Zhou ping wang becomes the first King of the Zhou to rule from the new capital of Chengzhou (today Luoyang
).
743 BC Duke Zhuang of the Chinese
state of Zheng comes to power.
722 BC Spring and Autumn Period of China's history begins as King Zhou ping wang of the Zhou Dynasty reigns in name only.
719 BC Zhou Huan Wang of the Zhou Dynasty becomes ruler of China.
697 BC Death of Zhou huan wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
696 BC Zhou zhuang wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
682 BC Death of Zhou zhuang wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
681 BC Zhou li wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
677 BC Death of Zhou Li Wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
676 BC Zhou Hui Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
651 BC Zhou xiang wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
632 BC In the Battle of Chengpu, the Chinese
kingdom of Jin and her allies defeat the kingdom of Chu and her allies.
619 BC Death of Zhou xiang wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
618 BC Zhou qing wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
613 BC Death of Zhou qing wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
612 BC Zhou kuang wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
607 BC Death of Zhou Kuang Wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. Jerusalem
's destruction according to some interpretations. Historians commonly believe the fall to be 587/586 BC.
606 BC Zhou Ding Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
586 BC Death of Zhou ding wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
585 BC Zhou jian wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
572 BC Death of Zhou jian wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
571 BC Zhou ling wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
558 BC The Chinese
state of Jin defeats its rival Qin in battle.
544 BC Zhou Jing Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty
of China.
520 BC Zhou dao wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China but dies before the end of the year.
519 BC Zhou Jing Wang becomes King
of the Zhou Dynasty
of China.
514 BC King Helu of Wu establishes "Great City of Helu", the ancient name for Suzhou
, as his capital
in China.
1 Buddhism
is introduced into China.
2 The first census
is taken in China, final numbers show a population of 57 million.
6 Accession of Ru Zi Ying of the Han Dynasty
in China and start of ''Jushe'' era of the Chinese Han Dynasty
.
6 Candidates for political office in China must take civil-service examinations.
8 Start of Chushi era of the Chinese
Han Dynasty
.
8 Wang Mang
seizes power in China and establishes the short-lived Xin Dynasty
.
22 Beginning of Later Han Dynasty
in China.
39 The Trung Sisters
resist the Chinese
influences in Vietnam.
40 The Vietnamese
Trung sisters
rebel against the rule of the Chinese
Emperor Guangwu of Han
42 The Chinese
General My Yuan represses the rebellion of the Trung sisters
in Tonkin.
45 Expedition of Chinese
general
Ma Yuan against the Xiongnu
and the Xianbei
(in Manchuria
).
48 The emperor of China, Guang Wudi (Kouang Wou-Ti), restores Chinese domination of Inner Mongolia. The Xiongnu
are made confederates and guard the Northern border of the empire.
58 Ming-Ti, new emperor
of China, introduces Buddhism
to China and the West Indus Valley.
58 Ming-Ti, new emperor
of China, introduces Buddhism
to China and the West Indus Valley.
65 In China, first official reference to Buddhism
.
68 Construction of a bridge suspended by iron chains in China.
68 Buddhism
officially arrives in China with the building of the White Horse Temple.
75 Revolt against the Chinese
in Tarim: Cachera and Turfan are besieged. Luoyang
orders the evacuation of Tarim. Ban Chao
makes the rebels retreat towards Khotan. At the same time, the Chinese army of Ganzhou reconquers Turfan in Northern Xiongnu
. Ban Chao convinces the emperor of the need to control Central Asia in the fight against Xiongnu.
79 In China, a commission of scholars canonizes text of works of Confucius
and his school.
86 Ban Gu (Pan Kou) and his sister Ban Zhao (Pan Tchao) compose a History of China.
97 Chinese
troops reach the Caspian Sea.
97 Chinese
general Ban Chao
has his lieutenant, Gan Ying, establish regular relations with the Parthians.
100 The Temple of the God of Medicine is built in Anguo, China.
101 The Chinese
(Tibetans
) introduce their Buddhist Religion
into Indonesia
.
102 Having organised the territories of the Tarim basin
, Chinese
general Ban Chao
retires to Luoyang
, and dies shortly thereafter.
105 The Chinese
refined papermaking from Cai Lun in China, paper had been excavated in China dated from 2nd-century BC.
107 A Japan
ese prince sends 160 slaves as presents to Chinese
court.
138 Zhi becomes emperor of the Han Dynasty
in China.
148 An Shih Kao arrives in China.
150 Paper, made in China, arrives in Turkestan
.
151 First year of Yuanjia of the Chinese
Han Dynasty
.
154 Last (2nd) year of ''Yongxing'' era of the Chinese
Han Dynasty
.
160 First Buddhist monks in China.
184 The Yellow Turban Rebellion breaks out in China.
190 First year of ''Chuping'' era of Chinese
Han Dynasty
195 In China, the Xiongnu
federation crosses the Great Wall and establishes itself in Shanxi provin
206 Born
220 Han Xiandi abdicates his throne to Cao Pi
, symbolizing the end of the Han Dynasty
and the beginning of the Three Kingdoms
period in China.
221 Liu Bei
, Chinese
warlord and descendant of the royal family of the Han Dynasty
, proclaims himself emperor. The Shu Han Kingdom was established.
222 Kingdom of Wu
is established in China.
226 Accession of Cao Rui
as emperor of the Kingdom of Wei
of China.
226 A merchant from the Roman Empire
called "Qin Lun" by the Chinese
, arrived in Jiaozhi (near modern Hanoi
) and was taken to see Sun Quan
, the Wu Emperor, who requested him to make a report on his native country and people. He was given an escort for the return trip including a present of ten male and ten female "blackish-coloured dwarfs." However, the officer in charge of the Chinese escort died on the way and Qin Lun had to continue his journey home alone. See: An annotated translation of the ''Weilue''.
245 Trieu Thi Trinh, a Vietnamese warrior, begins her three year resistance against the invading Chinese
.
263 The Wei Kingdom conquers the kingdom of Shu Han
, one of the Chinese
Three Kingdoms
.
265 Wei Yuandi abdicates, end of the kingdom of Wei
in China.
290 Jin Hui Di succeeds Jin Wu Di as emperor of China
291 The War of the Eight Princes begins in China.
300 Magnetic compass
for navigation is invented in China (approximate date).
304 Major Wu Hu
(barbarian) uprising in China; the Hun Liu Yuan establish the Han kingdom, beginning the Sixteen Kingdoms era in China.
304 Sichuan
earns its independence from China.
306 The War of the Eight Princes ends in China.
307 Jin Huai Di becomes emperor of China.
308 Kingdom of Xiongnu
established in northern China.
311 Luoyang
, the Jin Dynasty (265-420)
capital of China, was sacked by groups of barbarians under the leadership of Huns
. Jin Huai Di, emperor of China, is captured.
311 Luoyang
, the Jin Dynasty (265-420)
capital of China, was sacked by groups of barbarians under the leadership of Huns
. Jin Huai Di, emperor of China, is captured.
318 China loses its teritories to the north of Yang-tsé-kiang t | 
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