Battle of Chengpu
Jin halts the northward advance of Chu
In 632 BC the state of Jin defeated Chu and its allies, the first great clash between the Yellow River and Yangtze states. Before the battle Duke Wen reportedly withdrew three days' march to keep an old promise to the Chu king; victory made him hegemon.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Middle East
- c. 650 BC Library of Ashurbanipal — 18 years earlier
- 612 BC Fall of Nineveh — 20 years later
Alive at the time
- Nebuchadnezzar II (aged 10)
- Ashurbanipal (aged 53)