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Group: Assyria, (New) Kingdom of (Neo-Assyrian Empire)
People: Charles VIII of France
Topic: Southern and Northern Dynasties Period in China
Location: Yanshi Fujian (Fukien) China

The armies of the emerging western Wei …

Years: 261BCE - 250BCE

The armies of the emerging western Wei valley frontier state of Qin (Ch'in), long an effective opponent of the invaders from central Asia, adopt the nomad tactic of using mounted cavalry troops rather than the traditional Chinese chariots.

With the consequent increase in mobility, the Qin capture the Zhou imperial capital of Luoyang in 256.