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this day. One of this pair can now be seen at the exhibition in Bern (Fig. 4). A small, ca. 23 cm tall, figurine represents a man sitting on a settled horse. He stretches out his left hand, whereas his right hand points downwards. Holes pierced through both his fists suggest that he originally held the reins of his horse in one hand and a weapon in the other. The rider wears a short jacket, trousers and boots – elements of the typical outfit of the inhabitants of the
Central Asian steppes. Trousers were first introduced in the early Chinese state of Zhao during the late 4th century BCE, as the Chinese started to learn horse riding from their nomadic neighbours. The state of Qin should have adopted the nomadic clothes about the same time. But the figurine from Taerpo also has some other features that may point to its foreign identity: a hood-like headgear with a flat wide crown framing his face and a high, pointed nose.
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resembles that of the steppe leaders known to the
Achaemenids and Parthians (Curtis 2000: front cover), but he proclaimed his conquest in the language of the Central Plains: Chinese. The First Emperor must have had advisors who knew something of the seals, weights and measures of Central Asia and Iran (Khayutina 2013: cat. nos 115–17), and also retained craftsmen who had mastered Western technologies and cast bronze birds for his tomb in hitherto unknown life-like forms (Mei et al. 2014). He also exploited mounted horsemen and iron weaponry originally from the steppe, and agriculture and settlements of the Central Plains, turning to the extraordinary organisation of people and manufacturing from this area to create a unified state. This could only be achieved by moving towards the centre, as the Emperor indeed did.
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reforms, and established a society based on solid ranks. Peasants were encouraged to practice agriculture as occupation, and military performance was rewarded. Laws were also applied to all ranks with no exception; even the king was not above punishment. The philosophy was adapted by the Qin state and it created it into an organized, centralized state with a bureaucracy chosen on the basis of merit. This period is most famous for the establishment of complex bureaucracies and centralized governments, as well as a clear legal system. The developments in political and military organization were the basis of the power of the Qin state, which conquered the other states and unified them under the
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1758:. No one single incident or starting point inaugurated the Warring States era. The political situation of the period represented a culmination of historical trends of conquest and annexation which also characterised the Spring and Autumn period. As a result, there is some controversy as to the beginning of the era. Proposed starting points include:
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The Qiang battle spear was named as the king 'wang' of all ancient weapons. It had the biggest impact on the battlefield and was quite difficult to master. The second important weapon of that era was the double-edged battle sword Jian. The fighting methods of using the Qiang spear and Jian sword were
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Other noteworthy terracotta figurines were found in 1995 in a 4th–3rd century BCE tomb in the Taerpo cemetery near
Xianyang in Shaanxi Province, where the last Qin capital of the same name was located from 350 to 207 BCE. These are the earliest representations of cavalrymen in China discovered up to
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The various states fielded massive armies of infantry, cavalry, and chariots. Complex logistical systems maintained by efficient government bureaucracies were needed to supply, train, and control such large forces. The size of the armies ranged from tens of thousands to several hundred thousand men.
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tended to be their satellites and tributaries. Other major states also existed, such as Wu and Yue in the southeast. The last decades of the Spring and Autumn era were marked by increased stability, as the result of peace negotiations between Jin and Chu which established their respective spheres of
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Legalism created by Shang Yang in 338 BC, rejected all notions of religion and practices, and believed a nation should be governed by strict law. Not only were severe punishments applied, but they would be grouped with the families and made mutually responsible for criminal act. It proposed radical
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Shang introduced land reforms, privatized land, rewarded farmers who exceeded harvest quotas, enslaved farmers who failed to meet quotas, and used enslaved subjects as rewards for those who met government policies. As manpower was short in Qin relative to the other states at the time, Shang enacted
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saw the allied Han, Zhao and Wei destroy the Zhi family (453 BC) and their lands were distributed among them. With this, they became the "de facto" rulers of most of Jin's territory, though this situation would not be officially recognised until half a century later. The Jin division created a
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Mencius attempted to instate
Confucianism as a state philosophy, proposing that through the governing of moral principles like benevolence and righteousness, the state would win popular support from one state and those neighboring, eliminating the need of a war altogether. Mencius had attempted to
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became less widespread. The use of massed infantry made warfare bloodier and reduced the importance of the aristocracy, which in turn made the kings more despotic. From this period onward, as the various states competed with each other by mobilizing their armies to war, nobles in China belonged to
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of Chu. However, Wang Jian decided to weaken Chu's resolve and tricked the Chu army by appearing to be idle in his fortifications whilst secretly training his troops to fight in Chu territory. After a year, the Chu defenders decided to disband due to apparent lack of action from the Qin. Wang Jian
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Eastern Zhou dynasty began its fall around 5th century BC. As their influence waned, they had to rely on other armies in other allied states rather than their own military force. Hundreds of smaller polities coalesced into seven major states which included: Chu, Han, Qin, Wei, Yan, Qi and
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and Qin sent out general Wang He. Lian Po was too wise to risk a decisive battle with the Qin army and remained inside his fortifications. Qin could not break through and the armies were locked in stalemate for three years. The Zhao king decided that Lian Po was not aggressive enough and sent out
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Pacific coast. The series of events leading up to this began when Yue prepared to attack Qi to its north. The King of Qi sent an emissary who persuaded the King of Yue to attack Chu instead. Yue initiated a large-scale attack at Chu but was defeated by Chu's counter-attack. Chu
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Under the demands of warfare, the states adopted bureaucratic reforms in the
Warring States period. Wei adopted these in 445 BC, Zhao in 403 BC, Chu in 390 BC, Han in 355 BC, Qi in 357 BC and Qin in 350 BC. Power was centralised by curbing the landed aristocrats and
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Qin was too exhausted to follow up its victory. Some time later it sent an army to besiege the Zhao capital but the army was destroyed when it was attacked from the rear. Zhao survived, but there was no longer a state that could resist Qin on its own. The other states could have survived if they
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In terms of formal characteristics and style of dress and adornment, the closest parallels to the Warring States-period Qin figurines are found in the Scythian culture. Wang Hui 王輝 has examined the exchanges between the cultures of the Yellow River valley and the Scythian culture of the steppe.
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Taoism was advocated by Laozi, and believed that human nature was good and can achieve perfection by returning to original state. It believed that like a baby, humans are simple and innocent although with development of civilizations it lost its innocence only to be replaced by fraud and greed.
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In 287 BC the strategist Su Dai, younger brother of Su Qin and possibly an agent of Yan, persuaded King Min that the Zhao war would only benefit Qin. King Min agreed and formed a 'vertical' alliance with the other states against Qin. Qin backed off, abandoned the presumptuous title of "Di", and
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King Zheng of Qin (246–221 BC), who was to be the First Emperor (221–210 BC), took material from many regions. As he unified the territory, he employed steppe cavalry men in his army, as we now recognise from the terracotta warriors guarding his tomb (Khayutina 2013: cat. no. 314), whose dress
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is considered one of the most foundational texts of the developing political economy in the Warring States period. It addresses principles of price regulation in the context of effectively dealing with commodities that are "light" (connoting a commodity which is unimportant, non-essential, or
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contradicts himself regarding the ultimate fate of the East Zhou court. Chapter 4 (The Annals of Zhou) concludes with the sentence "thus the sacrifices of Zhou ended", but in the following chapter 5 (The Annals of Qin) we learn that "Qin did not prohibit their sacrifices; the Lord of Zhou was
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After the failure of the first vertical alliance, Su Qin eventually came to live in Qi, where he was favored by King Xuan and drew the envy of the ministers. An assassination attempt in 300 BC left Su mortally wounded but not dead. Sensing death approaching, he advised the newly crowned
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Mohism was developed by Mozi (468–376 BC) and it provided a unified moral and political philosophy based on impartiality and benevolence. Mohists had the belief that people change depending on environments around. The same was applied to rulers, which is why one must be cautious of foreign
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In 285 BC, the success of Qi had frightened the other states. Under the leadership of Lord Mengchang, who was exiled in Wei, Qin, Zhao, Wei and Yan formed an alliance. Yan had normally been a relatively weak ally of Qi and Qi feared little from this quarter. Yan's onslaught under general
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became disproportionately powerful compared with the other six states. As a result, the policies of the six states became overwhelmingly oriented towards dealing with the Qin threat, with two opposing schools of thought. One school advocated a 'vertical' or north–south alliance called
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and the diminution of its relevance and power. The Spring and Autumn period led to a few states gaining power at the expense of many others, the latter no longer able to depend on central authority for legitimacy or protection. During the Warring States period, many rulers claimed the
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policies to increase its manpower. As Qin peasants were recruited into the military, he encouraged active immigration of peasants from other states into Qin as a replacement workforce; this policy simultaneously increased the manpower of Qin and weakened the manpower of Qin's rivals.
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came as a devastating surprise. Simultaneously, the other allies attacked from the west. Chu declared itself an ally of Qi but contented itself with annexing some territory to its north. Qi's armies were destroyed while the territory of Qi was reduced to the two cities of Ju and
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At the same time, the increased resources of consolidated, bureaucratic states, coupled with the logistical needs of mass levies and large-scale warfare, led to the proliferation of economic projects such as large-scale waterworks. Major examples of such waterworks include the
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ruled for only three years. He was succeeded by his son Zheng, who unlike the two elderly kings that preceded him was only 13 years old at his coronation. As an adult Zheng would turn out to be a brilliant commander who, in the span of just nine years, unified China.
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maneuver, falling back in the center and surrounding the Zhao army from the sides. After being surrounded for 46 days, the starving Zhao troops surrendered in September 260 BC. It is said that Bai Qi had all the prisoners killed and that Zhao lost 400,000 men.
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The reforms of Shang Yang in Qin, and of Wu Qi in Chu, both centred on increased centralisation, the suppression of the nobility, and a vastly increased scope of government based on Legalist ideals, which were necessary to mobilise the large armies of the period.
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In 222 BC, Wang Jian was recalled to lead a second military invasion with 600,000 men against the Chu state. High in morale after their victory in the previous year, the Chu forces were content to sit back and defend against what they expected to be a
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writes that the other states were so awestruck that nobody dared attack Qi for more than 20 years. The demonstrated military prowess also had a calming effect on Qi's own population, which experienced great domestic tranquility during Wei's reign.
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Zhao. However, there eventually was a shift in alliances because each state's ruler wanted to be independent in power. This caused hundreds of wars between 535 and 286 BC. The victorious state would have overall rule and control in China.
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remained a major factor in Chinese warfare long after it went out of fashion in the Middle East. Near the beginning of the Warring States period there is a shift from chariots to massed infantry, possibly associated with the invention of the
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The rulers of Jin had steadily lost political powers since the middle of the 6th century BC to their nominally subordinate nobles and military commanders, a situation arising from the traditions of the Jin which forbade the
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invaded at that point, with full force, and overran Huaiyang and the remaining Chu forces. Chu lost the initiative and could only sustain local guerrilla-style resistance until it too was fully conquered with the destruction of
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Shang made laws forcing citizens to marry at a young age and passed tax laws to encourage raising multiple children. He also enacted policies to free convicts who worked in opening wastelands for agriculture. Shang abolished
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spent years visiting the courts of Yan, Zhao, Han, Wei, Qi and Chu and persuaded them to form a united front against Qin. In 318 BC all states except Qi launched a joint attack on Qin, which however was not successful.
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and created a double tax on households that had more than one son living in the household, to break up large clans into nuclear families. Shang also moved the capital to reduce the influence of nobles on the administration.
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sinecures and creating a new hierarchy based on meritorious service to the state, which were drawn from the lower rungs of society. Systematic auditing and reporting systems, and fixed salaries for officials were created.
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shift, the rulers of all the major states (except for Chu, which had claimed kingly title much earlier) abandoned their former feudal titles for the title of 王, or King, claiming equality with the rulers of the Zhou.
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very different from what we see in movies or re-enactment shows today. Professional warriors of that era used the military concepts of "Master" Sun Tzu and created several successful "Ge Dou" martial schools.
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of relatives of the ducal house. This allowed other clans to gain fiefs and military authority, and decades of internecine struggle led to the establishment of four major families, the Han, Zhao, Wei and Zhi.
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of the army to be done with ease and speed. The peasants were given a wider range of rights in regards of land, although they were subject to taxation, creating a large amount of revenue to the state.
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inexpensive) or "heavy" (a commodity which is important, essential, or expensive) and how whether a commodity is "light" or "heavy" must be understood in relation the contexts and other commodities.
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The new ruler set about reclaiming territories that had been lost to other states. He launched a successful campaign against Zhao, Wey and Wei, once again extending Qi territory to the Great Wall.
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attacked the weakened Wei. Wei was devastatingly defeated and ceded a large part of its territory in return for truce. With Wei severely weakened, Qi and Qin became the dominant states in China.
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influence. This situation ended with the partition of Jin, whereby the state was divided between the houses of Han, Zhao and Wei, and thus enabled the creation of the seven major warring states.
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political vacuum that enabled during the first 50 years expansion of Chu and Yue northward and Qi southward. Qin increased its control of the local tribes and began its expansion southwest to
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In 269 BC Fan Sui became chief advisor to Qin. He advocated authoritarian reforms, irrevocable expansion and an alliance with distant states to attack nearby states (the twenty-third of the
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from the south invaded Wei. On the verge of conquering Wei, the leaders of Zhao and Han fell into disagreement about what to do with Wei, and both armies abruptly retreated. As a result,
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have him publicly executed to draw out the assassins. King Min complied with Su's request and killed him, putting an end to the first generation of Vertical alliance thinkers.
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and Autumn period, and led to such events as the partition of Jin and the usurpation of Qi by the Tian clan, was eventually reversed by the same process of bureaucratisation.
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made the first move by attacking the weak state of Han which held the Yellow River gateway into Qin. He moved north-east across Wei territory to cut off the Han exclave of
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north of Luoyang and south of Zhao. The Han king agreed to surrender Shangdang, but the local governor refused and presented it to King Xiaocheng of Zhao. Zhao sent out
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influences. Mozi was very much against warfare, although he was a great tactician in defense. He defended the small state of Song from many attempts of the Chu state.
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had enfeoffed his younger brother as Duke Huan of Henan. Three generations later, this cadet branch of the royal house began calling themselves "dukes of East Zhou".
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By the end of King Wei's reign, Qi had become the strongest of the states and proclaimed itself "king"; establishing independence from the Zhou dynasty (see below).
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Many sayings of Spring and Autumn philosophers, which had previously been circulated orally, were put into writing in the Warring States. These include the
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Contrarily to other schools, it did not want to gain influence in the offices of states and Laozi even refused to be in the minister of the state of Chu.
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In 298 BC Zhao offered Qin an alliance and Lord Mengchang was driven out of Qin. The remaining three allies, Qi, Wei and Han, attacked Qin, driving up the
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provinces. Xiang Yan, the Chu commander, had lured Qin by allowing a few initial victories, but then counterattacked and burnt two large Qin camps.
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convince King Hui of Liang, although was unsuccessful since the king saw no advantage in the period of wars.
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200–360,000 infantry, 200,000 spearmen, 100,000 servants, 600 chariots, 5,000 cavalry;
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or east–west alliance might have secured peace except that it excluded the
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saw the formation of Han, Zhao, and Wei, three of the seven warring states.
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restored territory to Wei and Zhao. In 286 Qi annexed the state of Song.
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to justify their conquest of other states and spread their influence.
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King Zhao's exceptionally long reign ended in 251 BC. His son
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made centralizing and authoritarian reforms in accordance with his
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of the minor state Zhongshan. In 318 BC even the ruler of
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as the dominant type of metal used in warfare. Areas such as
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the northernmost of the three, roughly today's southern
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and thereby symbolically becoming The Son of Heaven.
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3171:1,000,000 infantry, 1,000 chariots, 10,000 horses;
2516:Towards the end of the Warring States period, the
2422:Qin, Han and Yan became kingdoms (325–323 BC)
2246:philosophy between the years 356 and 338 BC.
1746:Timeline of the Warring States and the Qin dynasty
3234:Warring States swords and spearhead with patterns
1510:period, where the king of Zhou formally ruled as
4378:, Cambridge University Press, pp. 587–649,
4028:"China and the steppe: reception and resistance"
3324:of China, four were written during this period:
2116:. The battle is remembered in the second of the
4122:. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University
3938:"From wooden attendants to terracotta warriors"
3906:Loewe, Michael; Shaughnessy, Edward L. (1999).
3409:, 5th–3rd centuries BC, Warring States period,
2839:remained united against Qin, but they did not.
2032:garment ornament from the Warring States period
1595:located in the middle, roughly today's eastern
3450:. The most notable schools of thought include
2498:Horizontal and vertical alliances (334–249 BC)
1560:located in the far west, with its core in the
1520:, a work of history compiled during the early
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3945:Bernisches Historisches Museum the Newsletter
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3081:The Qin king Ying Zheng declared himself as
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2312:Wei came to rely on Qi for protection, with
1792:), chose this date as the inaugural year of
1754:court in 771 BC marks the start of the
1571:The Three Jins located in the center on the
1524:(202 BC – 220 AD).
4475:. Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.: AuthorHouse.
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2679:In 294, Lord Mengchang was implicated in a
1849:The system of feudal states created by the
1575:plateau were the three successor states of
27:Period of Chinese history, c. 475 to 221 BC
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4470:Wars with the Xiongnu: A Translation from
4103:. Canada: Interlink Books. pp. 64–71.
3132:Model of a Warring States period traction
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4429:, New York, NY: Oxford University Press
4120:The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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2720:Su Dai and the second vertical alliance
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5157:5th-century BC establishments in China
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3908:The Cambridge History of Ancient China
3405:pendant in the shape of a man wearing
3373:, a commander serving the state of Qi.
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2017:Qi resurgence under Tian (379–340 BC)
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69:adding citations to reliable sources
4536:University of Massachusetts Amherst
4069:Ebrey, Walthall & Palais (2006)
3921:Ebrey, Walthall & Palais (2006)
3109:An iron sword of the Warring States
2140:Qi and Wei became kingdoms (344 BC)
2129:the book which bears Meng Zi's name
4453:New Haven: Yale University Press.
4447:Eastern Zhou and Qin Civilizations
4372:"Warring States Political History"
3736:Cartwright, Mark (July 12, 2017).
3559:, containing the world's earliest
3026:and the death of its last leader,
2456:He was followed in 323 BC by
2389:dress) and riding in a two-horsed
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1644:northeast, centered on modern-day
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3530:Nobles, bureaucrats and reformers
2580:Beginning in 334 BC the diplomat
1771:476–475 BC –
4114:Fraser, Chris (1 January 2015).
3936:Khayutina, Maria (Autumn 2013).
3771:10.1111/j.1540-6253.2010.01622.x
2854:End of Zhou dynasty (256–249 BC)
2630:came to be highly influenced by
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2222:percussion instruments from the
1964:and attacked the small state of
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4221:University of Washington Press
4101:A traveller's history of China
4026:Rawson, Jessica (April 2017).
3101:Military of the Warring States
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1778:Records of the Grand Historian
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2278:Qin defeats Wei (341–340 BC)
1669:On the southeast coast near
1517:Record of the Warring States
161:The seven Warring States of
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3989:Journal of Chinese History
3743:World History Encyclopedia
3448:Hundred Schools of Thought
3098:
2934:. Han, the weakest of the
2911:
2801:Qin-Zhao wars (282–257 BC)
2746:King Min was succeeded by
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2480:Partition of Zhou (314 BC)
2345:with gold and silver inlay
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2224:Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng
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1538:tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng
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4193:10.1038/nature.2014.14482
4081:Tzu & Griffith (1963)
3955:Khayutina, Maria (2013).
3265:
3191:several hundred thousand;
3066:In 221 BC, Qin conquered
3038:In 222 BC, Qin conquered
3001:In 223 BC, Qin conquered
2994:, Warring States period,
2958:In 225 BC, Qin conquered
2930:In 230 BC, Qin conquered
2914:Qin's wars of unification
2790:defeated two Qin armies.
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4495:: Warring States and Qin
4286:Weber, Isabella (2021).
3605:Spring and Autumn Annals
3547:Sophisticated arithmetic
3411:Arthur M. Sackler Museum
3360:of uncertain authorship.
3034:Conquest of Zhao and Yan
2990:, unearthed at Banshan,
2817:who based his armies at
2338:A Warring States bronze
2198:Spring and Autumn period
2178:started using the title
1938:In 403 BC, the court of
1933:Birmingham Museum of Art
1833:Background and formation
1765:Spring and Autumn Annals
1756:Spring and Autumn period
1481:Spring and Autumn period
201:Traditional Chinese
5162:Axial Age civilizations
4468:Yap, Joseph P. (2009).
4332:Asia, a Concise History
3738:"Warring States Period"
3670:, which controlled the
3574:collection dated to 305
3365:The Methods of the Sima
3322:Seven Military Classics
2919:King Zhuangxiang of Qin
2879:King Zhuangxiang of Qin
2750:in 283 BC. His general
2687:whilst the Qin General
2623:, Warring States period
2375:, circa 316 BC) of the
2094:, was under siege. The
1499:in East Asian history.
1497:imperial dynastic state
1483:and concluded with the
217:Simplified Chinese
80:"Warring States period"
4596:Ancient Chinese states
4532:Warring States Project
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2238:, when prime minister
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5147:Warring States period
4044:10.15184/aqy.2016.276
3626:Economic developments
3557:Tsinghua Bamboo Slips
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2795:Thirty-Six Stratagems
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4545:Chinese Text Project
3634:in China, replacing
3564:multiplication table
3369:It is attributed to
3347:It is attributed to
3334:It is attributed to
3074:and ushering in the
3072:unification of China
2936:Seven Warring States
2672:below Shanxi to the
2106:, the author of the
1918:Early Warring States
1851:Western Zhou dynasty
1609:as well as northern
1551:Seven Warring States
467:Baxter–Sagart (2014)
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5167:Civil wars in China
4490:Sima Guang (2016).
4395:Pastoral Psychology
4001:10.1017/jch.2022.25
3995:(1): 26 Fig.1, 27.
3896:, pp. 626–629.
3566:, dated 305 BC
3427:man riding a dragon
3378:Culture and society
3295:King Wuling of Zhao
2776:King Wuling of Zhao
2564:School of Diplomacy
2512:School of Diplomacy
2474:King Wuling of Zhao
2458:King Xuanhui of Han
2451:School of Diplomacy
2433:(384–362 BC),
2410:as his chancellor.
2144:The title of king (
1986:from the north and
1947:Marquess Wen of Wei
1940:King Weilie of Zhou
397:Zin3 gwok3 si4 doi6
4296:. pp. 19–20.
4292:. Abingdon, Oxon:
4253:. Abingdon, Oxon:
4178:(7 January 2014).
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3813:Shi Ji, chapter 16
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4303:978-0-429-49012-5
4264:978-0-429-49012-5
3966:978-3-03823-838-6
3884:, pp. 90–91.
3843:Shi Ji, chapter 5
3831:Shi Ji, chapter 4
3260:Taerpo horserider
3056:King Zheng of Qin
2427:King Xian of Zhou
2114:Battle of Guiling
1907:Battle of Jinyang
1860:Mandate of Heaven
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1226:
1225:
1219:
1218:
1216:
1215:
1203:
1202:
1190:
1189:
1178:
1168:
1167:
1163:
1162:
1160:
1159:
1149:
1146:
1136:
1133:
1123:
1119:
1117:
1115:
1114:
1104:
1093:
1092:
1080:
1079:
1066:
1064:
1058:
1048:
1047:
1045:
1044:
1043:
1042:
1041:
1040:
1018:
1017:
1005:
1004:
991:
981:
980:
976:
975:
973:
972:
962:
959:
955:
953:
951:
950:
940:
929:
927:
921:
912:
911:
909:
908:
896:
895:
875:
874:
868:Three Kingdoms
862:
861:
851:
841:
831:
820:
819:
807:
806:
795:
789:
783:
782:
781:
778:
777:
774:
773:
772:
771:
766:Warring States
763:
734:
723:
722:
699:
698:
676:
675:
671: 1046 BC
652:
651:
647: 1600 BC
629:
623:
622:
621:
618:
617:
614:
613:
593:
592:
588: 2000 BC
569:
568:
560:
554:
553:
552:
549:
548:
547:
546:
544:Historiography
541:
536:
528:
527:
519:
518:
512:
511:
499:
498:
495:
494:
491:
490:
486:
485:
480:
473:
469:
463:
462:
456:
455:
448:
442:
441:
434:
425:
424:
418:
417:
407:
401:
400:
393:
387:
386:
379:
373:
372:
370:Yue: Cantonese
366:
365:
355:
349:
348:
345:Jàn'gwó shŕdài
341:
335:
334:
327:
321:
320:
311:
305:
304:
283:
277:
276:
273:Zhànguó shídài
269:
263:
262:
256:
255:
254:Transcriptions
247:
246:
243:
242:
241:Zhànguó shídài
239:
233:
232:
229:
228:
219:
213:
212:
203:
197:
196:
160:
152:
151:
148:
147:
139:
138:
53:
51:
44:
32:Sengoku period
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5179:
5168:
5165:
5163:
5160:
5158:
5155:
5153:
5152:Ancient China
5150:
5148:
5145:
5143:
5140:
5138:
5135:
5133:
5130:
5129:
5127:
5108:
5105:
5103:
5100:
5098:
5095:
5093:
5090:
5088:
5085:
5083:
5080:
5078:
5075:
5073:
5070:
5068:
5065:
5063:
5060:
5058:
5055:
5053:
5050:
5048:
5045:
5043:
5040:
5038:
5035:
5034:
5032:
5028:
5022:
5019:
5017:
5014:
5012:
5009:
5007:
5004:
5002:
4999:
4997:
4994:
4992:
4989:
4988:
4986:
4984:
4980:
4977:
4975:
4971:
4961:
4958:
4956:
4953:
4951:
4948:
4946:
4943:
4941:
4938:
4936:
4933:
4931:
4928:
4926:
4923:
4921:
4918:
4916:
4913:
4911:
4908:
4906:
4903:
4901:
4898:
4896:
4893:
4891:
4888:
4886:
4883:
4881:
4878:
4876:
4873:
4871:
4868:
4866:
4863:
4861:
4858:
4856:
4853:
4851:
4848:
4846:
4843:
4841:
4838:
4836:
4833:
4831:
4828:
4826:
4823:
4821:
4818:
4816:
4813:
4811:
4808:
4806:
4803:
4801:
4798:
4796:
4793:
4791:
4788:
4786:
4783:
4781:
4778:
4776:
4773:
4771:
4768:
4766:
4763:
4761:
4758:
4756:
4753:
4751:
4748:
4746:
4743:
4741:
4738:
4736:
4733:
4731:
4728:
4726:
4723:
4721:
4718:
4716:
4713:
4711:
4708:
4706:
4703:
4702:
4700:
4696:
4690:
4687:
4685:
4682:
4680:
4677:
4675:
4672:
4670:
4667:
4665:
4662:
4660:
4657:
4655:
4652:
4650:
4647:
4645:
4642:
4640:
4637:
4635:
4632:
4630:
4627:
4625:
4622:
4620:
4617:
4616:
4614:
4610:
4607:
4605:
4601:
4597:
4590:
4585:
4583:
4578:
4576:
4571:
4570:
4567:
4561:
4558:
4555:
4551:
4548:
4546:
4542:
4539:
4537:
4533:
4530:
4528:
4525:
4524:
4520:
4514:
4510:
4506:
4500:
4496:
4492:
4488:
4484:
4478:
4474:
4471:
4466:
4462:
4460:0-300-03286-2
4456:
4452:
4448:
4444:
4440:
4439:
4435:
4428:
4424:
4420:
4416:
4412:
4408:
4404:
4400:
4396:
4391:
4387:
4381:
4377:
4373:
4368:
4364:
4362:0-618-13386-0
4358:
4354:
4353:
4347:
4343:
4337:
4333:
4328:
4327:
4322:
4313:
4309:
4305:
4299:
4295:
4291:
4290:
4282:
4279:
4274:
4270:
4266:
4260:
4256:
4252:
4251:
4246:
4240:
4237:
4232:
4230:9780295752402
4226:
4223:. p. 6.
4222:
4218:
4211:
4208:
4203:
4199:
4194:
4189:
4185:
4181:
4177:
4171:
4168:
4164:(4): 527–528.
4163:
4159:
4152:
4149:
4145:
4140:
4138:
4134:
4121:
4117:
4110:
4107:
4102:
4098:
4092:
4090:
4086:
4082:
4077:
4074:
4071:, p. 29.
4070:
4065:
4062:
4058:
4053:
4049:
4045:
4041:
4037:
4033:
4029:
4022:
4019:
4015:
4010:
4006:
4002:
3998:
3994:
3990:
3983:
3976:
3973:
3968:
3962:
3958:
3951:
3946:
3939:
3932:
3930:
3926:
3922:
3917:
3914:
3909:
3902:
3899:
3895:
3890:
3887:
3883:
3878:
3876:
3874:
3870:
3867:, Sökord: 战国策
3866:
3861:
3858:
3852:
3850:
3846:
3840:
3838:
3834:
3828:
3826:
3824:
3822:
3820:
3816:
3810:
3807:
3801:
3799:
3797:
3793:
3787:
3785:
3783:
3781:
3777:
3772:
3768:
3764:
3760:
3753:
3750:
3745:
3744:
3739:
3732:
3729:
3722:
3717:
3713:
3710:
3708:
3705:
3702:
3699:
3697:
3694:
3693:
3689:
3687:
3684:
3679:
3677:
3673:
3669:
3663:
3661:
3657:
3653:
3650:(present-day
3649:
3645:
3642:(present-day
3641:
3637:
3633:
3625:
3623:
3621:
3617:
3612:
3610:
3606:
3602:
3594:
3592:
3589:
3587:
3583:
3581:
3573:
3565:
3562:
3558:
3553:
3546:
3544:
3540:
3536:
3529:
3527:
3525:
3519:
3515:
3511:
3507:
3503:
3501:
3497:
3493:
3489:
3485:
3481:
3477:
3473:
3469:
3465:
3461:
3457:
3453:
3449:
3444:
3437:
3433:
3429:
3428:
3423:
3418:
3412:
3408:
3404:
3399:
3393:
3389:
3384:
3377:
3372:
3367:
3366:
3362:
3358:
3357:
3353:
3350:
3345:
3344:
3340:
3337:
3332:
3331:
3327:
3326:
3325:
3323:
3315:
3313:
3309:
3307:
3302:
3298:
3296:
3288:
3284:
3280:
3276:
3272:
3262:
3261:
3255:
3251:
3247:
3244:
3239:
3232:
3225:
3223:
3216:
3212:
3208:
3205:
3201:
3198:
3197:
3196:
3188:
3183:
3178:
3176:same numbers;
3173:
3168:
3167:
3166:
3164:
3160:
3155:
3147:
3141:
3135:
3130:
3124:
3120:
3115:
3107:
3102:
3094:
3092:
3088:
3086:
3085:
3079:
3077:
3073:
3069:
3061:
3059:
3057:
3053:
3049:
3045:
3041:
3033:
3031:
3029:
3025:
3020:
3014:
3012:
3008:
3004:
2997:
2993:
2989:
2984:
2977:
2975:
2973:
2969:
2965:
2961:
2953:
2951:
2949:
2945:
2942:sent general
2941:
2940:Qin Shi Huang
2937:
2933:
2925:
2923:
2920:
2915:
2906:
2898:
2891:
2889:
2886:
2882:
2880:
2876:
2871:
2869:
2865:
2861:
2853:
2851:
2849:
2845:
2840:
2836:
2833:
2829:
2825:
2820:
2816:
2812:
2808:
2800:
2798:
2796:
2791:
2789:
2785:
2781:
2777:
2771:
2769:
2765:
2757:
2755:
2753:
2749:
2744:
2742:
2737:
2728:
2726:
2719:
2717:
2709:
2705:
2701:
2696:
2694:
2690:
2686:
2685:state of Song
2682:
2677:
2675:
2671:
2666:
2664:
2660:
2655:
2653:
2652:State of Zhao
2649:
2645:
2641:
2637:
2633:
2629:
2622:
2617:
2610:
2608:
2606:
2600:
2598:
2594:
2590:
2586:
2583:
2575:
2573:
2565:
2561:
2557:
2552:
2546:
2537:
2525:
2519:
2513:
2504:
2497:
2495:
2493:
2488:
2486:
2479:
2477:
2475:
2471:
2467:
2464:, as well as
2463:
2459:
2454:
2452:
2448:
2442:
2440:
2436:
2432:
2428:
2421:
2419:
2416:
2411:
2409:
2399:
2392:
2388:
2384:
2383:
2378:
2374:
2368:
2360:
2356:
2351:
2344:
2342:
2336:
2331:
2323:
2321:
2319:
2315:
2310:
2308:
2303:
2301:
2297:
2293:
2289:
2285:
2277:
2275:
2273:
2269:
2264:
2260:
2257:
2256:primogeniture
2251:
2247:
2245:
2241:
2237:
2230:(433 BC)
2229:
2225:
2221:
2220:
2215:
2210:
2203:
2201:
2199:
2195:
2191:
2186:
2183: 703 BC
2177:
2167:
2157:
2147:
2139:
2134:
2132:
2130:
2126:
2121:
2119:
2115:
2111:
2110:
2105:
2101:
2097:
2093:
2088:
2086:
2081:
2079:
2073:
2069:
2064:
2057:
2055:
2052:
2049:
2044:
2042:
2038:
2031:
2028:
2023:
2016:
2014:
2012:
2008:
2004:
2000:
1995:
1993:
1989:
1985:
1981:
1976:
1974:
1969:
1967:
1963:
1958:
1956:
1952:
1948:
1943:
1941:
1934:
1929:
1922:
1917:
1915:
1913:
1908:
1903:
1900:
1890:
1885:
1877:
1875:
1872:
1871:Central Plain
1868:
1863:
1861:
1856:
1852:
1847:
1839:
1832:
1827:
1822:
1821:
1816:
1812:
1809:
1805:
1802:
1798:
1795:
1780:
1779:
1774:
1770:
1767:
1766:
1761:
1760:
1759:
1757:
1753:
1747:
1740:
1735:
1729:Periodisation
1728:
1723:
1719:
1715:
1711:
1707:
1703:
1699:
1695:
1692:
1688:
1684:
1681:
1678:
1675:
1672:
1668:
1665:
1662:
1658:
1657:
1656:
1651:
1647:
1643:
1640:
1637:
1636:Yangtze River
1633:
1629:
1626:
1624:
1620:
1617:
1612:
1608:
1604:
1601:
1598:
1594:
1591:
1588:
1584:
1581:
1580:
1578:
1574:
1570:
1567:
1563:
1559:
1556:
1555:
1554:
1552:
1544: 433 BC
1539:
1534:
1527:
1525:
1523:
1519:
1518:
1513:
1509:
1505:
1500:
1498:
1494:
1490:
1487:that saw the
1486:
1482:
1471:
1460:
1456:
1444:
1439:
1437:
1432:
1430:
1425:
1424:
1422:
1421:
1414:
1411:
1409:
1406:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1383:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1376:Naval history
1374:
1372:
1369:
1365:
1362:
1361:
1360:
1359:Music history
1357:
1355:
1354:Media history
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1339:Legal history
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1313:
1312:
1293:1949–present)
1289:
1288:
1284:
1283:
1281:
1273:
1272:
1266:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1259:
1254:
1244:
1243:
1239:
1238:
1234:
1228:
1227:
1211:
1210:
1206:
1205:
1198:
1197:
1193:
1192:
1185:
1184:
1180:
1179:
1176:
1155:
1154:
1150:
1147:
1142:
1141:
1137:
1134:
1129:
1128:
1124:
1121:
1120:
1118:
1110:
1109:
1108:Southern Song
1105:
1100:
1099:
1098:Northern Song
1095:
1094:
1088:
1087:
1083:
1082:
1075:
1074:
1068:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1056:
1036:
1033:
1032:
1031:
1030:
1026:
1025:
1021:
1020:
1013:
1012:
1008:
1007:
1000:
999:
993:
992:
989:
968:
967:
963:
960:
957:
956:
954:
946:
945:
941:
936:
935:
931:
930:
928:
925:
924:
919:
904:
903:
899:
898:
894:
893:
888:
887:
882:
881:
877:
876:
870:
869:
865:
864:
857:
856:
852:
847:
846:
842:
837:
836:
832:
827:
826:
822:
821:
815:
814:
810:
809:
802:
801:
797:
796:
793:
786:
780:
779:
767:
764:
759: 476 BC
748:
745:
744:
740:
739:
735:
732:(1046–771 BC)
730:
729:
725:
724:
718: 256 BC
707:
706:
702:
701:
683:
682:
678:
677:
660:
659:
655:
654:
636:
635:
631:
630:
626:
620:
619:
612:
611:
606:
605:
600:
599:
595:
594:
577:
576:
572:
571:
567:
566:
562:
561:
557:
551:
550:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
531:
530:
529:
525:
521:
520:
517:
513:
509:
505:
504:
496:
481:
475:
474:
470:
468:
464:
461:
457:
449:
447:
443:
435:
433:
430:
426:
423:
419:
413:
408:
406:
402:
394:
392:
388:
380:
378:
374:
371:
367:
361:
356:
354:
350:
342:
340:
336:
328:
326:
322:
312:
310:
306:
284:
282:
278:
270:
268:
264:
261:
257:
252:
248:
244:
240:
238:
234:
230:
225:
220:
218:
214:
209:
204:
202:
198:
193: 260 BC
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
158:
153:
149:
144:
135:
132:
124:
113:
110:
106:
103:
99:
96:
92:
89:
85:
82: –
81:
77:
76:Find sources:
70:
66:
60:
59:
54:This article
52:
48:
43:
42:
37:
33:
19:
5077:Western Zhou
5052:Eastern Zhou
5030:Minor states
4983:Seven states
4973:
4698:Minor states
4612:Major states
4604:Zhou dynasty
4553:
4494:
4491:
4473:
4469:
4446:
4426:
4398:
4394:
4375:
4351:
4331:
4288:
4281:
4249:
4239:
4216:
4210:
4183:
4170:
4161:
4157:
4151:
4124:. Retrieved
4119:
4109:
4100:
4083:, p. v.
4076:
4064:
4055:
4038:(356): 386.
4035:
4031:
4021:
4012:
3992:
3988:
3975:
3956:
3948:
3944:
3916:
3907:
3901:
3894:Lewis (1999)
3889:
3860:
3809:
3762:
3758:
3752:
3741:
3731:
3680:
3664:
3632:iron working
3629:
3613:
3598:
3590:
3586:Rod numerals
3584:
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