Qin Dynasty Great Wall Han Dynasty Great Wall Ming Dynasty Great Wall Great Wall Chronology
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Period
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Wall Built
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Delineation or Location
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Length (km)
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Dates
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Spring and Autumn (770 - 476BC)
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Wall of Qi
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South bank of the Yellow River in Pingyin County (Western Shandong) - northern slopes of Mount Tai-Yimeng Mountain area-seaboard in Jiao County
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Over 500
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685 - 281BC
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Warring States (475 - 221BC)
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Wall built under the Jianluo reign of Qin
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West bank of Luo River in Shaanxi
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Unknown
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461 - 409 BC
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Wall built under the reign of King Zhao of Qin
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Tao River in Min County (Gansu)-Ningxia-Northern Shaanxi-eastern part of Ordos plateau in Inner Mongolia
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Unknown
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287 BC
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Wall of Wei, west of the Yellow River
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East bank of Luo River in Shaanxi-east bank of Yellow River on Ordos plateau, called "the wall west of the Yellow River"
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About 700
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361 - 352 BC
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Wall of Zhao
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Yu County, Hebei-southern slopes of Yinshan Mountains, Inner Mongolia-Langshankou pass, also in Inner Mongolia
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About 1,000
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299 BC
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Wall of Yan
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Southeastern Inner Mongolia-northern slopes of Yanshan Mountains-Liaodong
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About 1,000
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311 - 279 BC
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Qin Dynasty
(221 - 207 BC) |
The Great Wall of Qin
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Upper reaches of Tao River Gansu-bank of the Yellow River-northern slopes of Yinshan Mountains-Liaodong, called the 10,000-li wall of Qin
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5,000
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214 BC
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Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 24 AD)
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Wall of Han
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A reinforced version of the wall of Qin, with deviation to the north or south at certain points all the way to Liaodong
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5,000
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205 - 127 BC
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Wall west of the Yellow River
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Lanzhou, Gansu-Yumenguan pass-Lop Nor in Xinjiang
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1250
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121 - 101 BC
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Guanglu Castle in central Inner Mongolia
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Wuchuan County, Inner Mongolia-Urad Rear Banner, also in Inner Mongolia-people's Republic of Mongolia
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About 1,000
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102 BC
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Juyan Castle in northwestern Inner Mongolia
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Jiayu Mountain, Gansu-Ejun Banner, Inner Mongolia-people's Republic of Mongolia
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About 750
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102 BC
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Northern Wei (386 - 534)
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Wall of Northern Wei
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Chicheng, Hebei-Urad Banners, Inner Mongolia
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1,000
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A.D. 423
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Northern Qi (550-577)
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Wall of Northern Qi
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Luliang Mountain, Shanxi-Hengshan Mountains-Yanshan Mountains-Juyongguan Pass near Beijing
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About 1,500
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552-565
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Sui Dynasty (581 - 618)
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Wall of Sui
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Yellow River Bend in Ningxia-Inner Mongolia-Shanxi-Hebei-coast of the Bohai Sea, where Yu pass was built
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About 1,500
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581 - 608
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Liao Dynasty (916 - 1125)
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Wall of Liao and ditches
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present-day Heilongjiang and Jilin, characterized by ditches in front of the wall
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About 1,000
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From 908, before inauguration of the dynasty, to 1058
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Jin (Jurchen)
(1115 - 1234) |
Ditches of Jin
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Morin Dawa Banner in Hulun Bair League (Inner Mongolia)-southwestern slopes of Greater Hinggan Mountains-northern slopes of Yanshan Mountains-western slopes of Yinshan Mountains, also characterized by ditches in front of the wall
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5,000
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1200
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Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)
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The Great Wall of Ming
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Yalu river in Liaoning-Hebei-Shanxi-Inner Mongolia-Shaanxi-Ningxia-Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu
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