The armies of the emerging western Wei…

261 BCE to 250 BCE

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.

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Luoyang (Loyang) Henan (Honan) China View →

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Qin, (Chinese) state of View → Chinese Kingdom, Zhou, or Chou, Eastern Dynasty View →

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Iron Age China View → Warring States Period in China View →

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Weapons View → Domestic animals View →

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