China

685 BC- The Duke Huan of Qi began his rule over the State of Qi.

 

645- The chancellor of Qi Guan Zhong dies.

 

632- Battle of Chengpu.

 

600 BC- The Chinese practice cultivating crops in rows.

 

595- Battle of Bi.

 

575- Battle of Yanling.

 

559 BC- King Cambyses I of Anshan dies and is succeeded by his son Cyrus II the Great.

 

556 BC- Pisistratus expelled, makes fortune from Thracian mines.

 

548 BC- Oldest known reference to the board game Go.

 

543 BC- The state of Zheng creates a formal code of law guided by Zi Chan.

 

519 BC- Zhou Jing Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.

 

515 BC- King Liao of Wu is assassinated by Zhuan Zhu allowing King Helu of Wu to ascend to the throne.

 

514 BC- King Helu of Wu establishes "Great City of Helu", the ancient name for Suzhou as his capital in China.

 

500 BC- Lacquer/The invention of cast iron in China.

 

486 BC- King Fuchai of Wu has the Han Gou built; a proto section to the Grand Canal of China.

 

484 BC- Advisor of king Wu, Wu Zixu dies.

 

482 BC- King Gouijan of Yue captures the Wu state capital in a suprise assault.

 

473 BC- The state of Wu is annexed by the state of Yue.

 

465 BC- Death of King Gouijan of Yue.

 

403 BC- The State of Jin is partitioned, marking the beginning of the Warring States.

 

400 BC- Astronomers Gan De and Shi Shen Star catalog compilation.

 

389 BC- Latest possible date for the Zuo Zhuan a historical text.

 

386 BC- The city of Handan is founded, serving as the capital of Zhao

 

375 BC- The state of Zheng is annexed by Han

 

370 BC- Philosopher Zhuangzi is born.

 

319 BC- Philosopher Mencius becomes an official in the State of Qi.

 

307 BC- Imitating the northern nomadic armies, King Wuling of Zhao reforms the Zhao state's military by adopting formal calvalry ranks over charioteers and importing the trouser-pants style of the nomads for soldiers.

 

300 BC- Eyra: China's oldest known dictionary.

 

278 BC- The poem "Lament for Ying is written by Qu Yuan.

 

256 BC- Last of king Zhou dies, marking the end of the dynasty.

 

250 BC- Repeating crossbow featured in drawings from the records of Chu.

 

246 BC- The Zhengguo Canal is completed by Zheng Guo of Qin.

 

105 BC- First paper manufacture in China (Made by Ts'ai'Lun).

 

AD 27- Chimei rebels surrender to Han authority after defeat.

 

AD 31- Prefect Du Shi invents waterwheel-powered bellows for the blast furnace in making cast iron.

 

AD 33- Rebellion of Gongsun Shu; Gongsun blockades the width of the Yangzi River with a fortified floating pontoon bridge.

 

AD 52- First known gazetter of China.

 

AD 58- Death of Deng Yu, the Prime Minister and military officer of Han.

 

AD 65- Liu Ying, son of Emperor Guangwu, sponsors.

 

AD 68- White Horse Temple, the first Buddhist temple in China, is founded.

 

AD 73- Battle of Yiwulu.

 

AD 83- Wang Chong correctly theorizes the nature of the water cycle.

 

AD 89- Battle of Ikh Bayan.

 

AD 97- Ban Chao sends Gan Ying into the outskirts of the Roman empire.

 

AD 105- Cai Lun invents papermaking.

AD 111- Ban Zhao completes the Book of Han.

 

AD 125- Zhang Heng invents the first hydraulic-powered armillary sphere, given motive power by a waterwheel and incorporating an inflow water clock.

 

AD 166- Roman embassy reaches China.

 

AD 177- Birth of Cai Wenji a famous female poet and music composer.

 

AD 179- Earliest known reference to The Nine Chapters of the Mathematical Art.