an ancient dynasty in China
The era in ancient Chinese history following the Spring and Autumn period and concluding with the first imperial unification of China under the Qin dynasty (c. 475 BC to 221 BC).
The era in ancient Japanese history of social upheaval and military conflict known as the Sengoku period that came to an end under the unification of the Tokugawa shogunate (c. 1467 – c. 1603).