Editing 209 BC (section)

==== China ====
*[[Jiao, Lord of Wey]] is deposed by Emperor [[Qin Er Shi]], marking the end of the state of [[Wey (state)|Wei]]
*In August, [[Chen Sheng]] and [[Wu Guang]] begin an uprising to oppose [[Qin dynasty|Qin]]
*The rebels restore the monarchies of [[Chu (state)|Chu]], [[Qi (state)|Qi]], [[Yan (state)|Yan]], [[Zhao (state)|Zhao]], Wei and (in 208) [[Han (Warring States)|Han]].
*The Qin general [[Zhang Han (Qin dynasty)|Zhang Han]] defeats an invasion of [[Guanzhong]] by the rebel general Zhou Wen.
*Wu Guang is killed by his own officers, and Zhang Han defeats Chen Sheng, who is killed by an attendant while in flight.<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Road to the Throne: How Liu Bang Founded China's Han Dynasty|year= 2011|isbn=978-0875868387|pages= 21–32}}</ref>
* Having helped to conquer [[Baiyue]] in northern Vietnam and southern China for the [[Qin dynasty]], the general [[Zhao Tuo]] uses the rebellions against the Qin to establish his own independent kingdom in [[Nanyue]], and conquers the neighboring provinces of Guilin and Xiang. He declares himself King Wu of [[Nanyue]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty|year= 2020|isbn=978-1628944167|page= 175}}</ref>