Editing 206 BC (section)

==== China ====
* A period of civil war known as the [[Chu-Han contention]] begins.
* [[Xiang Yu]] divides China in a power-sharing arrangement known as the [[Eighteen Kingdoms]], with himself the de facto supreme ruler as Hegemon-King of Western Chu.
* Xiang Yu appoints [[Emperor Yi of Chu|Huai II of Chu]] as Emperor Yi of China, but he has him assassinated later in the year.
* [[Liu Bang]], as the newly appointed king of [[Han dynasty|Hanzhong]], and his new General-in-Chief [[Han Xin]], invade [[Guanzhong]], defeat the king of Yong, [[Zhang Han (Qin dynasty)|Zhang Han]], and conquer the lands of the [[Three Qins]], thus beginning hostilities with Xiang Yu.
* Liu Bang makes Yueyang his capital and begins to expand his realm into the [[Zhongyuan|Central Plain]].
* Xiang Yu campaigns against a rebellion in [[Qi (state)|Qi]].<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= 73–111}}</ref>
* The [[Jian]] and [[Dao (Chinese sword)|Dao]] swords are created during this time (approximate date).
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