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The 68 pages that link to Warring States period, each with the reason it gives.

• HandanNarrower topic: Handan’s prominence peaked amid the rivalries that defined this era.

• Zou YanNarrower topic: Zou Yan developed his thought amid competition among states and intellectual schools.

• Partition of JinRelated: The partition’s 403 BCE date is traditionally used to mark this era’s beginning.

• Qin's wars of unificationNarrower topic: Its prolonged competition created the conditions for Qin's unification.

• Repeating crossbowRelated: Early Chinese repeating-crossbow evidence is associated with this era.

• TianxiaBroader topic: Rival thinkers debated how one ruler could unify the realm and govern it justly.

• Chinese EmpireNarrower topic: Qin unification ended this long era of interstate rivalry.

• Gongsun LongNarrower topic: Gongsun Long lived amid competing courts and intellectual traditions during this era.

• Su QinNarrower topic: Su Qin’s diplomacy unfolded as competing states sought survival and advantage.

• Sun BinNarrower topic: Sun Bin’s military career belongs to this era of competing states.

• Yang ZhuNarrower topic: Yang Zhu is situated in the intellectual ferment of this era.

• Chinese nobilityBroader topic: Its warfare and reforms weakened hereditary aristocrats in favor of centralized states.

• EryaRelated: The lexicon’s compilation is often connected with the intellectual world of this era.

• History of TaoismRelated: The era’s political upheaval framed the early texts later associated with Taoism.

• Hui ShiNarrower topic: Competing courts and schools provided the setting for Hui Shi’s political and philosophical activity.

• Li MuNarrower topic: Li Mu’s military career unfolded during the struggle that ended with Qin unification.

• Pax SinicaCompared with: Its fragmentation contrasts with the relative stability associated with unified imperial rule.

• Song YuNarrower topic: This period supplies the political setting traditionally assigned to Song Yu’s life.