Editing 224 BC (section)

==== China ====
* [[Qin (state)|Qin]] begins the invasion of [[Chu (state)|Chu]]. Initially, the Qin generals [[Li Xin (Qin)|Li Xin]] and [[Meng Tian]] capture several cities and defeat the Chu army. 
* The Qin Prime Minister [[Lord Changping]], who was born in Chu, incites a Chu rebellion against the Qin invaders. He and the Chu general Xiang Yan then surprise and defeat the Qin army led by Li Xin and Meng Tian in the Battle of Chengfu.
* Taking command of the Qin war effort, [[Wang Jian (Qin)|Wang Jian]] twice defeats Xiang Yan and captures [[Fuchu]], the king of Chu, as well as the Chu capital Chen and the city of Pingyu.
* Xiang Yan retreats his forces south of the [[Huai River]] and makes Lord Changping the new king of Chu.<ref>{{cite book|first=Sima|last= Qian|title=Records of the Grand Historian, Section: The First Emperor, Section: Wang Jian, Section: Meng Tian.}}</ref>
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