Ying

City · c. 701–224 BCE · in Central Asia

Capital of Chu (701 BCE–224 BCE).

Konya (700 BCE): Capital of Sultanate of Rum (1098–1307), Beylik of Karaman (1305–1467).
Sardis (c. 700–546 BCE): Capital of Lydia (700 BCE–546 BCE).
Danyang (c. 722–701 BCE): Capital of Chu (722 BCE–701 BCE).
Pella (c. 675–292 BCE): Capital of Macedonian Empire (675 BCE–292 BCE).
Aigai (c. 675–292 BCE): Capital of Macedonian Empire (675 BCE–292 BCE).
Catania (729 BCE): Capital of Kingdom of Sicily (1282–1384).
Tengzhou (c. 750 BCE): Capital of Teng (750 BCE–451 BCE).
Fengtai County (c. 750 BCE): Capital of Cai (750 BCE–451 BCE).
Huaiyang District (c. 750 BCE): Capital of Chen (750 BCE–479 BCE).
Xincai County (c. 750 BCE): Capital of Cai (750 BCE–451 BCE).

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Confucius (551 BCE – 479 BCE): Philosopher and teacher from the state of Lu whose ideas on ethics, family and government became the foundation of Confucianism.
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE – 210 BCE): King of Qin who conquered the other Warring States and in 221 BCE became the first emperor of a unified China, standardising script, coinage and measures.
Qin unifies China (221 BCE): With the fall of Qi, the state of Qin completed the conquest of the Warring States and founded the first unified Chinese empire.
Great Wall of China (c. 214 BCE): Qin linked earlier northern walls into a frontier defence against the Xiongnu; later dynasties, especially the Ming, rebuilt and extended the walls.
Terracotta Army (c. 210 BCE): Thousands of life-size clay soldiers and horses buried near the tomb of Qin Shi Huang; discovered by farmers in 1974.
Han dynasty (202 BCE – 220 CE): Liu Bang founded the Han dynasty, a formative imperial age whose name became that of the majority Chinese ethnic group.
Zhou dynasty (1,046–256 BCE): The longest-lasting Chinese dynasty, whose rulers claimed the Mandate of Heaven; real power declined after the move east in 771 BCE.
The Art of War (c. 500 BCE): Military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a general associated with the state of Wu; it remains one of the most influential works on strategy.