Editing Timeline of Chinese history (section)

== 2nd century BC ==
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 200 <small>BC</small> || || ''[[Battle of Baideng]]'': The [[Xiongnu]] encircled and besieged a superior [[Han dynasty|Han]] force.
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| || The multi-tube seed drill was invented.
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| [[195 BC|195 <small>BC</small>]] || 1 June || [[Emperor Gaozu of Han|Gaozu]] died.  He was succeeded by his son [[Emperor Hui of Han]].
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| [[193 BC|193 <small>BC</small>]] || || The [[Han dynasty|Han]] [[chancellor (China)|chancellor]] [[Xiao He]] died.
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| 190 <small>BC</small> || || [[Chang'an]] became the eastern terminus of the [[Silk Road]] to Europe.
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| [[188 BC|188 <small>BC</small>]] || || [[Emperor Hui of Han|Hui]] died.  He was succeeded by his son [[Emperor Qianshao of Han]].
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| [[186 BC|186 <small>BC</small>]] || || [[Zhang Liang (Western Han)|Zhang Liang]] died.
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| [[184 BC|184 <small>BC</small>]] || || [[Emperor Qianshao of Han|Qianshao]] was deposed and killed on the orders of the [[empress dowager]] [[Empress Lü Zhi]].  He was succeeded by his brother [[Emperor Houshao of Han]].
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| 180 <small>BC</small> || || ''[[Lü Clan Disturbance]]'': [[Emperor Houshao of Han|Houshao]] was deposed by imperial officials led by [[Chen Ping (Han dynasty)|Chen Ping]] and [[Zhou Bo]].  He was succeeded by his uncle, [[Emperor Gaozu of Han|Gaozu's]] son [[Emperor Wen of Han]].
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| [[168 BC|168 <small>BC</small>]] || || The [[Mawongdui Silk Texts]] were buried at [[Mawongdui]].
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| [[157 BC|157 <small>BC</small>]] || Summer || [[Emperor Wen of Han|Wen]] died.  He was succeeded by his son [[Emperor Jing of Han]].
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| [[141 BC|141 <small>BC</small>]] || 9 March || [[Emperor Jing of Han|Jing]] died.  He was succeeded by his son [[Emperor Wu of Han]].
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| 140 <small>BC</small> || || [[Emperor Wu of Han|Wu]] adopted [[Confucianism]].
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| [[139 BC|139 <small>BC</small>]] || || The [[Eight Immortals of Huainan]] published the ''[[Huainanzi]]''.
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | [[135 BC|135 <small>BC</small>]] || || ''[[Han campaigns against Minyue]]'': The [[Han dynasty]] invaded [[Minyue]] after a plea for assistance from its [[vassal state]] [[Nanyue]].
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| || ''[[Southward expansion of the Han dynasty]]'': The [[Han dynasty]] annexed [[Minyue]].
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| [[133 BC|133 <small>BC</small>]] || June || ''[[Battle of Mayi]]'': A [[Han dynasty|Han]] deception failed to lure the [[Xiongnu]] into an ambush at [[Shuozhou|Mayi]].
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| [[125 BC|125 <small>BC</small>]] || || [[Zhang Qian]] returned to the [[Han dynasty|Han]] court to report on his travels to the kingdoms of [[Dayuan]], [[Kangju]], the [[Greco-Bactrian Kingdom|Greco-Bactrian]] and [[Indo-Greek Kingdom]]s, [[Parthia]] and [[Mesopotamia]].
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| [[119 BC|119 <small>BC</small>]] || January || ''[[Battle of Mobei]]'': A [[Han dynasty|Han]] expedition into the [[Orkhon Valley]] began which would deal a decisive and bloody defeat to the [[Xiongnu]].
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | [[111 BC|111 <small>BC</small>]] || || ''Han campaigns against Minyue'': The [[Minyue]] rump state of Dongyue was invaded and annexed by the [[Han dynasty]].
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| || ''[[Han–Nanyue War]]'': The [[Han dynasty]] conquered and annexed [[Nanyue]].
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| [[109 BC|109 <small>BC</small>]] || || ''[[Han campaigns against Dian]]'': The [[Han dynasty]] invaded and annexed the [[Dian Kingdom]].
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| [[108 BC|108 <small>BC</small>]] || December || ''[[Battle of Loulan]]'': [[Han dynasty|Han]] forces attacked the [[Loulan Kingdom]] at [[Lop Nur]].
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| [[102 BC|102 <small>BC</small>]] || || [[Han dynasty|Han]] forces laid siege to [[Kokand]].
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