HIST 109A Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Liaodong Peninsula, Shandong Peninsula, Shanxi
Document Summary
Occurred from 481 bc to 403 bc. Qin, han, wei, zhao, qi, chu, yan. Located in wei river valley and guanzhong. Was one of the powerful states and ended up uniting china. Located in hebei province and shanxi province. Located around han river and the yangtze river. Was an important historical figure/had many achievements. Conquered many neighboring states and expanded the qin empire. Died at an early age - tried to lift a heavy cauldron and ended up breaking his bones. Invaded parts of han state as well as wei state. First queen dowager of china (tai hao) Was born into the royal family of chu/ chu princess. Acted as a regent when he was still young. Protected qin state and refused to fight her homeland chu. Son of king huiwen and queen dowager xuan. During his reign, he achieved dominance of the other 6 states. Paved the way for qin"s eventual unification of other warring states.
