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Warring States

Warring States proper noun: the era in ancient Chinese history following the Spring and Autumn period and concluding with the first imperial unification of China under the Qin dynasty (c. 475 BC to 221 BC).

Proper noun

the Warring States

  1. The era in ancient Chinese history following the Spring and Autumn period and concluding with the first imperial unification of China under the Qin dynasty (c. 475 BC to 221 BC).
  2. The era in Japanese history of social upheaval and military conflict known as the Sengoku period that came to an end under the unification of the Tokugawa shogunate (c. 1467 – c. 1603).

Warring States meaning in Vietnamese

Warring States in Vietnamese

era in ancient Chinese history
Chiến Quốc

Questions about Warring States

What does Warring States mean?
Warring States means the era in ancient Chinese history following the Spring and Autumn period and concluding with the first imperial unification of China under the Qin dynasty (c. 475 BC to 221 BC).
What is Warring States in Vietnamese?
Warring States in Vietnamese is Chiến Quốc. See Warring States meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Warring States?
Warring States is a proper noun.

Words near Warring States in the dictionary

  1. Warrimay
  2. Warrimoo
  3. Warriner
  4. Warriners
  5. warring
  6. Warring States
  7. Warringah
  8. warrings
  9. Warrington
  10. Warrington hammer
  11. Warrington hammers

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