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    The Spring and Autumn period in Chinese history lasted approximately from 770 to 481 BCE which corresponds roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou...
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    the Spring and Autumn period (c. 771 – c. 481 BCE), during which the ancient aristocracy still held power in a large number of separate polities, and the...
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    The Spring and Autumn Annals is an ancient Chinese chronicle that has been one of the core Chinese classics since ancient times. The Annals is the official...
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    was founded in the early Western Zhou dynasty and rose to prominence during the Spring and Autumn period. Its rulers were of the surname Ji (姬), the same...
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    the Spring and Autumn period and concluded with the wars of conquest that saw the state of Qin annex all the other contender states by 221 BC and found...
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    Dai was a state which existed in northern Hebei during the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. Its eponymous capital was located north of the...
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    in religious (particularly Buddhist) contexts as well. In the Spring and Autumn period, the term Heavenly King was used to at least some extent to refer...
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    Zhou kings weakened, the Spring and Autumn period saw the emergence of hegemon-protectors (霸; Bà) who protected the royal house and gave tribute to the king's...
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    the Zhou dynasty, and that on late Zhou to Qin, Han and subsequent period bronzes. Furthermore, starting in the Spring and Autumn period, the writing in...
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  • a last defense when all other options had failed. By the late Spring and Autumn period, jians lengthened to about 56 cm (22 in). At this point, at least...
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