Editing Timeline of Chinese history (section)

== 5th century BC ==
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| 500 <small>BC</small> || || [[Cast iron]] was first invented in China.
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| [[486 BC|486 <small>BC</small>]] || || The [[Wu (state)|Wu]] [[Chinese sovereign|king]] [[King Fuchai of Wu]] ordered the building of the Han Canal.
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| [[484 BC|484 <small>BC</small>]] || || [[Wu Zixu]] died.
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| [[482 BC|482 <small>BC</small>]] || || The [[Yue (state)|Yue]] [[Chinese sovereign|king]] [[King Goujian of Yue]] captured the [[Wu (state)|Wu]] capital in a surprise assault.
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| [[479 BC|479 <small>BC</small>]] || || The generally agreed upon date of [[Confucius|Confucius']] death.
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| [[477 BC|477 <small>BC</small>]] || || [[King Jing of Zhou (Gai)|Ji Gai]] died.
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| [[476 BC|475 <small>BC</small>]] || || [[King Jing of Zhou (Gai)|Ji Gai's]] son [[King Yuan of Zhou]] became [[Chinese sovereign|king]] of the [[Zhou dynasty]].
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| [[473 BC|473 <small>BC</small>]] || || [[Wu (state)|Wu]] was annexed by [[Yue (state)|Yue]].
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| 470 <small>BC</small> || || [[Mozi]] was born.
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| [[469 BC|469 <small>BC</small>]] || || [[King Yuan of Zhou|Yuan]] died.
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|518 BC|[[518 BC|518]] [[469 BC|<small>BC</small>]]||  || [[King Yuan of Zhou|Yuan's]] son [[King Zhending of Zhou]] became [[Chinese sovereign|king]] of the [[Zhou dynasty]].
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| [[465 BC|465 <small>BC</small>]] || || [[King Goujian of Yue|Goujian]] died.
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| rowspan="3" valign="top" | [[441 BC|441 <small>BC</small>]] || || [[King Zhending of Zhou|Zhending]] died.  He was succeeded by his son [[King Ai of Zhou]].
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| || [[King Ai of Zhou|Ai]] was murdered and succeeded as [[Chinese sovereign|king]] by his younger brother [[King Si of Zhou]].
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| || [[King Si of Zhou|Si]] was murdered by his brother [[King Kao of Zhou]].
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| 440 <small>BC</small> || || [[King Kao of Zhou|Kao]] became [[Chinese sovereign|king]] of the [[Zhou dynasty]].
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| [[432 BC|432 <small>BC</small>]] || || The [[tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng]] was constructed.
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| [[426 BC|426 <small>BC</small>]] || || [[King Kao of Zhou|Kao]] died.
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| [[425 BC|425 <small>BC</small>]] || || [[King Kao of Zhou|Kao's]] son [[King Weilie of Zhou]] became [[Chinese sovereign|king]] of the [[Zhou dynasty]].
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| [[403 BC|403 <small>BC</small>]] || || ''[[Partition of Jin]]'': [[King Weilie of Zhou|Weilie]] recognized the [[Jin (Chinese state)|Jin]] nobles [[Marquess Wen of Wei]], [[Marquess Lie of Zhao]] and [[Marquess Jing of Han]] as [[marquess]]es, granting ''de jure'' independence from Jin to the states of [[Wei (state)|Wei]], [[Zhao (state)|Zhao]] and [[Han (Warring States)|Han]].
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| [[402 BC|402 <small>BC</small>]] || || [[King Weilie of Zhou|Weilie]] died.
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| [[401 BC|401 <small>BC</small>]] || || [[King Weilie of Zhou|Weilie's]] son [[King An of Zhou]] became [[Chinese sovereign|king]] of the [[Zhou dynasty]].
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