Year 206 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Philo and Metellus (or, less frequently...
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Economy of the Han dynasty (redirect from Economic history of China (206 BC–220 AD))
The economy of the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) of ancient China experienced upward and downward movements in its economic cycle, periods of economic...
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Han dynasty (redirect from Han Kingdom (206 BC – 202 BC))
(202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and...
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History of China (section Qin dynasty (221–206 BC))
dynasty (3rd millennium BC) of traditional Chinese historiography. The earliest surviving written Chinese dates to roughly 1250 BC, consisting of divinations...
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(221–206 BC) against incursions by nomads from Inner Asia. The walls were built of rammed earth, constructed using forced labour, and by 212 BC ran from...
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the Warring States period (481 BC – 403 BC) and the Qin state (9th century BC – 221 BC) and dynasty (221 BC – 206 BC). Early Warring States period Qin...
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the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) under Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. During the Eastern Zhou dynasty (c. 771 – 256 BC), local varieties of Chinese...
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States period (476–221 BC) Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) Antiquity mid dynastic periods Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) Western Han (206 BC – 2 AD) Xin dynasty...
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Qin dynasty (category States and territories established in the 3rd century BC)
affairs that lasted until its collapse in 206 BC. It was formally established after the conquests in 221 BC, when Ying Zheng, who had become king of the...
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Quintus Caecilius Metellus may refer to: Quintus Caecilius Metellus (consul 206 BC) Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer...
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Duke Yansheng (section Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and the Western and Eastern Han dynasties (206 BC – 220 AD))
dynasty (c. 1558–1046 BC) through the dukes of the State of Song (11th century – 286 BC). During the reign of Qin Shi Huang (r. 247–210 BC), the First Emperor...
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kings of seized territories. 206 BC – 202 BC: Civil war of the Chu-Han contention in China. 205 BC: the Cretan War (205–200 BC) begins between Macedonia...
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Chinese polearm (section Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD))
9–1.8 m (2 ft 11 in – 5 ft 11 in) long shaft, but around the 4th century BC a spearhead was added to the blade, and it became a halberd. The spear is...
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history of practices involved in governing the land from the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) to the Qing dynasty (1644–1912). The only level at which state officials...
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Scipio Africanus (category 230s BC births)
Scipio's conquest of Carthaginian Iberia culminated in the Battle of Ilipa in 206 BC against Hannibal's brother Mago Barca. Although considered a hero by the...
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221 BC, China proper was unified by the Qin dynasty and after a brief civil war, more permanently by the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). About 209 BC the...
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Chinese garden (section Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD))
were kept, while pu was a garden for plants. During the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC), yuan became the character for all gardens. The old character for yuan...
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single-bladed anti-cavalry Chinese sword. It originated during the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) and was especially common in Song China (960–1279). The zhanmadao...
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dynasty, from around 1046 BC to 771 BC. See also Fenghao. The state of Qin (9th century BC – 221 BC) and the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC). The Qin capital, called...
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Gaius Laelius (category 3rd-century BC Romans)
his Iberian campaign (210–206 BC; the Roman Hispania, comprising modern Spain and Portugal) and his African campaign (204–202 BC). His command of the Roman...
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Second Punic War (category 200s BC conflicts)
Cisalpine Gaul in spring 207 BC. This new Carthaginian invasion was defeated at the Battle of the Metaurus. At the battle of Ilipa in 206 Scipio permanently ended...
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Timeline of the Han dynasty (section 3rd century BC)
the Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD). Chu-Han Contention (207 BC–202 BC) Han dynasty, 190 BC - kingdoms in red, commanderies in black 154 BC - Rebellion of the...
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(344–274 BC) Gala, King (275–207 BC) Ozalces, King (207–206 BC) Capussa, King (206 BC) Lacumazes, King (206 BC) Masinissa, King (206–c.202 BC) Western...
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Punic Wars (section First Punic War, 264–241 BC)
attempt to join his brother, Hannibal, but was defeated before he could. In 206 BC at the Battle of Ilipa, Scipio with 48,000 men, half Italian and half Iberian...
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as a device for divination as early as the Chinese Han dynasty (since c. 206 BC), and later adopted for navigation by the Song dynasty Chinese during the...
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Chinese ceramics (section Han dynasty, 206 BC – 220 AD)
the Warring States period (403–221 BC) Soldiers from the Terracotta Army, interred by 210 BC, Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) Yangshao culture earthenware highlighted...
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Qin Shi Huang (category 210 BC deaths)
of these were destroyed when Xiang Yu burned the palaces of Xianyang in 206 BC. Recent research suggests that this "burying Confucian scholars alive" is...
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Huhai, the Qin dynasty collapsed a mere three years later. The Han dynasty (206 BC–220 CE) then emerged from the ensuing civil wars and succeeded in establishing...
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Zhou dynasty (redirect from Chou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC))
years from c. 1046 BC until 256 BC, the longest of such reign in Chinese history. During the Western Zhou period (c. 1046 – 771 BC), the royal house,...
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South Asia: Mauryan Empire 3rd century BC China: Qin Unified China China: 206 BC: Han Dynasty South Asia: 261 BC: Kalinga war Rome: Roman expansion in...
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