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Event war East Asia

Spring and Autumn Period Wars

771 BCE – 476 BCE

Nearly three centuries of interstate warfare among the fragmented Zhou feudal states.

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Spring and Autumn Period Wars

771 BCE – 476 BCE

Nearly three centuries of interstate warfare among the fragmented Zhou feudal states. Powerful lords known as the 'Five Hegemons' rose to dominate weaker states, setting the stage for the even bloodier Warring States Period.

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