Conflict within China
Before 221 BC when China united as one empire in the Qin Dynasty, there was lots of fighting within China as Kings from different regions tried to gain power. While normally power is passed from Father to Son within the same Dynasty, when a more powerful army took power from an emperor there would be a change in Dynasty. There was so much fighting between the period 475 BC to 221 BC that this time is called the "Warring States Period".
1600 BC - Beginning of the Shang Dynasty
1122 BC - Zhou ruler, Wu defeats Shang Emperor. Start of the western Zhou Dynasty.
453 BC - Break up of central rule. Small states fight each other for 2 years. Work begins on building the great wall of China to create a barrier from invasion, from outside of China.
221 BC - China reunited as a centralized empire under the Qin Dynasty.
206 BC - Qin Dynasty ends after the Emperors death and the Han Dynasty formed.
1600 BC - Beginning of the Shang Dynasty
1122 BC - Zhou ruler, Wu defeats Shang Emperor. Start of the western Zhou Dynasty.
453 BC - Break up of central rule. Small states fight each other for 2 years. Work begins on building the great wall of China to create a barrier from invasion, from outside of China.
221 BC - China reunited as a centralized empire under the Qin Dynasty.
206 BC - Qin Dynasty ends after the Emperors death and the Han Dynasty formed.
Conflict outside of China
The Rulers of the Han Dynasty (206 BC to AD 220) wanted to expand China's Empire by moving south to Vietnam. The fighting between these two countries would last for many years and even today Vietnam culture is influenced by the Chinese.
The Mongols, from lands to the north of China, attacked China and ruled the Empire between 1279 to 1368.
The Mongols, from lands to the north of China, attacked China and ruled the Empire between 1279 to 1368.