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::''This article is about the Warring States Period in Chinese history; for the period by the same name in Japanese history, see [[Sengoku Period]].''
*''Dates: 450-220 BCE''
*''Chinese/Japanese'': 戰國時代 ''(Zhànguó Shídài / sengoku jidai)''
The Warring States period was the second of two periods of Chinese history which fall within the span of the [[Zhou Dynasty|Eastern Zhou Dynasty]], coming after the [[Spring and Autumn Period]], and running from 450 to 220 BCE. It ended in the unification of China proper under the [[Qin Dynasty]].
The period saw the lives of some of China's most influential philosophers, including [[Mencius]] and [[Xunxi]].
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==References==
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[[Category:Historical Periods]]