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Conflict East Asia

Chu–Han Contention

206 BCE – 202 BCE · 4 years

After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, rival warlords Liu Bang and Xiang Yu fought for control of China. Liu Bang's victory at the Battle of Gaixia established the Han Dynasty, which would rule for over four centuries and give the dominant Chinese ethnic group its name.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Han (Liu Bang)
  • Chu (Xiang Yu)

Key moments

Defining events in the Chu–Han Contention.

  1. 205 BC Battle of Pengcheng
  2. 202 BC Battle of Gaixia

Elsewhere in East Asia at the time

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Polity · East Asia

Han Empire

205 BCE – 220 CE

Landmark · East Asia

Yakushima

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · East Asia

Xiongnu

400 BCE – 500 CE

Landmark · East Asia

Great Wall of China

700 BCE – still standing

Polity · East Asia

Ainu

Attested 3000 BCE – 1700 CE

Landmark · East Asia

Ha Long Bay

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · East Asia

Thai

Attested 2000 BCE – 200 BCE

Landmark · East Asia

Jeju Island

3000 BCE – still standing

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 206 BCE and 202 BCE.

206 BCE Roman–Numidian Wars 202 BCE Battle of Zama

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

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