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Zhao Great Wall

Type Object Region Northern China Time c. -300–-222

The Zhao Great Wall was a military defense project built by the state of Zhao during the Warring States period along its northern frontier to defend …

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  1. c. -300Northern frontiers of Yunzhong, Yanmen, and Dai Commandery · North ChinaKing Wuling of Zhao implemented Hu-style clothing and mounted archery, campaigned north against the Linhu and Loufan, expanded territory and established commanderies, and built barrier walls in the newly acquired northern lands, forming the western and central sections of the Zhao Great Wall defense system.
  2. c. -280–-222Eastern section of the Zhao Great Wall (from Dai Commandery to the Yan border) · North ChinaZhao continued extending its walls in Dai Commandery and elsewhere, neighboring and coordinating with Yan's northern wall, forming the multi-segment parallel wall defense network of northern China during the Warring States period and laying the foundation for the later Qin Great Wall.

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