Editing 3rd century BC (section)

===[[200s BC (decade)|200s BC]]===
*[[208 BC]]: [[Zhao Tuo]] (Triệu Đà) defeats the [[Vietnam]]ese king [[An Dương Vương]].
*[[207 BC]]: [[Triệu dynasty]] of Viet Nam is inaugurated.
*[[206 BC]]: [[Qin dynasty]] falls after men from all over China revolts, attacking officials, raising armies, and declaring themselves kings of seized territories.
*[[206 BC]] – [[202 BC]]: Civil war of the [[Chu-Han contention]] in China.
*[[205 BC]]: the [[Cretan War (205–200 BC)]] begins between [[History of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonia]] and its allies against the Greek ''[[polis]]'' of [[Rhodes]] and its allies, resulting in a Rhodian victory.
*[[202 BC]]: Romans defeat Carthage, ending the [[Second Punic War]]. Carthage's territories are reduced to some of its North African holdings, and crippling reparations are demanded by Rome. 
*[[202 BC]]: In East Asia, the Chu-Han contention comes to a close, [[Xiang Yu]] commits suicide, and the [[Han dynasty]] of China is founded (202 BC–220 AD) by [[Liu Bang]].
*[[200 BC]]: The [[Second Macedonian War]] between Rome and Macedon begins.
*[[India]]n traders regularly visit [[Arabia]].
*[[Scythia]]ns occupy [[Sogdiana]], in modern-day [[Uzbekistan]].