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Three Kingdoms (China)

220 CE – 280 CE

After the collapse of the Han Dynasty, China split into three rival kingdoms — Wei, Shu, and Wu — whose wars killed an estimated 36–40 million people, making it one of the deadliest conflicts in…

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Period of Chinese history from 220 to 280 CE

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Three Kingdoms (China)

220 CE – 280 CE

After the collapse of the Han Dynasty, China split into three rival kingdoms — Wei, Shu, and Wu — whose wars killed an estimated 36–40 million people, making it one of the deadliest conflicts in human history.

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