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Spring and Autumn Period

Type Event Region China Time -770–-476

The Spring and Autumn period is the first half of China's Eastern Zhou, usually dated from King Ping's move to Luoyi in 770 BCE to 476 BCE.

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  1. -770Luoyi · HenanAfter King You of Zhou was killed, King Ping moved the capital to Luoyi with the support of the lords, beginning the Eastern Zhou. Royal authority greatly declined while the power of lords such as Zheng and Wei rose, laying the foundation for the Spring and Autumn pattern of hegemonic rivalry.
  2. -681–-591States of the Central Plains · ChinaMajor states such as Qi, Jin, Chu, and Qin successively established hegemony through alliances and campaigns, forming a political order among the lords under the banner of honoring the king and repelling the barbarians; the mid-Spring and Autumn period reached the peak of hegemonic rivalry.
  3. -496–-476Wu, Yue, and the Central Plains · ChinaThe rivalry between Wu and Yue and the growing power of ministerial families intensified, further disintegrating the old order among the lords; the Spring and Autumn period drew to a close amid institutional change and escalating wars of annexation.

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