Warring States period
Warring States, (475–221 bce), designation for seven or more small feuding Chinese kingdoms whose careers collectively constitute an era in Chinese history. The Warring States period was one of the most fertile and influential in Chinese history.
Warring States Period Media
Leather horse armour from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng, c. 433 BC
Dagger handle, Zhou dynasty
Map showing states at the beginning of Warring States period of Zhou Dynasty in Chinese history[source?]
Tomb Guardian of Chu Kingdom (300 BC) held at Birmingham Museum of Art
A jade-carved huang with two dragon heads, Warring States, Shanghai Museum
The Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng, a set of bronze bianzhong percussion instruments from the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng in Hubei province (433 BC)
A Warring States bronze ding vessel with gold and silver inlay