// Antiquity
Warring States China
- Period
- 480 BC – 219 BC
- Duration
- approx. 261 years
- Greatest extent
- around 284 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.6 million km²
Period and duration
Warring States China — according to the map data from 480 BC to 219 BC, roughly 261 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Warring States China — greatest extent around 284 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 1.6 million km², roughly 1.1% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (481 BC)
After
Neighbours around 284 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Minyue
- Qi
- Yan
- Wei
- Zhao
- Wey
- Later Zhou
- Lu
Learn more
- Open the world map in 284 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Warring States China on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.