Zhou Dynasty
HD3
Feudal hierarchies and the Hundred Schools of Thought
Duke of Zhou Codifying Rites
Creating the foundational sociopolitical network of ancient China.
Rebellion of the Three Guards
The crucial war that consolidated the newly founded Zhou dynasty and feudalism.
Guoren Rebellion and Gonghe Regency
The starting point of precise historical dating in China.
Beacon Fire Deception
The tragic end of the unified Western Zhou era.
King Ping's Eastward Migration
The decline of royal authority and the beginning of multi-state competition.
Hegemony of Duke Huan of Qi
The dawn of Spring and Autumn multi-polar coalitions.
Hundred Schools Contention
The axial-age plural flourishing of Chinese thought unmatched before or since.
Confucius Traveling the States
The spiritual pilgrimage of the Great Sage of East Asia.
Goujian Conquering Wu
The Spring and Autumn epic of vengeance through endurance.
Shang Yang's Legalist Reforms
Standardizing national mobilization that paved the path to empire.
Qu Yuan's Sacrifice
The eternal source of Chinese romantic poetry and patriotic loyalty.
Battle of Changping
The most decisive, catastrophic battle that paved the way for Qin's unification.