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Zhao Great Wall

Type Object Region Northern China Time c. -300–1

The Zhao Great Wall was a Warring States defensive system built by Zhao on its northern frontier against northern nomads, a pioneering section of Chi…

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  1. c. -300–-250Dai Commandery–Yunzhong line · HebeiAfter King Wuling of Zhao campaigned north against the Linhu and Loufan and established commanderies and counties, he built walls, passes, and beacon towers in the northern mountains, forming a defense line against cavalry raids, complementing his reforms of Hu clothing and mounted archery.
  2. c. -250–-228North of Yanmen and Yunzhong · Inner MongoliaAfter Zhao's decline, it still relied on the Great Wall defense line to delay Qin and northern nomadic forces; archaeology reveals rammed-earth walls, barrier forts, and garrison remains, reflecting the mature form of Warring States border defense.
  3. -221–1Northern section of the Qin Great Wall · Northern ChinaAfter Qin unified the six states, it connected the walls of Zhao, Yan, Qin, and other states; the northern Zhao section became part of the Qin empire's northern defense. In the early Western Han it was still used and extended, the Warring States Great Wall technical tradition continuing into the imperial era.

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