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Spring and Autumn period

period in Chinese history from approximately 770 to 476 BCE
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Summary

Spring and Autumn period is a historical period[1]. It draws 6,802 Wikipedia views per month (historical period category, ranking #45 of 371).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: ancient Chinese state[3]
  • Basic form of government: monarchy[4]
  • Named after: Spring and Autumn Annals[5]
  • Follows: Western Zhou[6]
  • Followed by: Warring States period[7]
  • Location: China[8]
  • Part of: Spring and Autumn Warring States Period[9]
  • Commons category: Spring and Autumn Period[10]
  • Start time: 771 BC[11]
  • End time: 476 BC[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Spring and Autumn period[13]
  • Commons gallery: 春秋時代[14]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15]

Why It Matters

Spring and Autumn period has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

China Confucius Spring and Autumn Annals Sun Tzu

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → —
    Followed by → Warring States period
    Follows → Western Zhou
    Instance of → historical period, ancient Chinese state
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