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The Warring States period (Chinese: æ°åæä»£; pinyin: ZhÃ nguÃ³ shÃ­dÃ i) was an era in ancient Chinese history following the Spring and Autumn period and concluding with the Qin wars of conquest that saw the annexation of all other contender states, which ultimately led to the Qin state's victory in 221 BC as the first unified Chinese empire known as the ...
Warring States, also called Contending States, Chinese (Pinyin) Zhanguo, or (Wade-Giles romanization) Chan-kuo, (475â221 bc), designation for seven or more small feuding Chinese kingdoms whose careers collectively constitute an era in Chinese history. The Warring States period was one of the most fertile and influential in Chinese history. It not only saw the rise of many of the great philosophers of Chinese civilization, including the Confucian thinkers Mencius and Xunzi, but also witnessed the establishment of many of the governmental structures and cultural patterns that were to characterize China for the next 2,000 years.