Formation of Seven Heroes in Warring States Period

The formation process of the Seven Heroes in the Warring States Period is as follows:

The coexistence of the seven heroes in the Warring States period, from a distance, developed from the political structure of three generations of nationalities. In the early Western Zhou Dynasty, this multi-ethnic pattern of state affairs began to be impacted.

In the process of conquering Shang Dynasty, Zhou people adopted a political system called "feudalism". By granting the conquered land and people to Zhou's children and relatives, some people who did not belong to the same clan were organized into a new * * * body.

These new identities, ruled by Zhou's children and relatives, not only broke the blood barrier of the old clan and tribe, but also had a larger scale than the old clan and tribe organizations. Such as Jin, Qi, Lu, Wei and other vassal States ruled by Zhou people, the literature records are composed of several merchant clans or other clans and clans of Zhou people.

Today, the ancient cities of Qi and Lu discovered by archaeology are all around 6,543,800 square meters, which can catch up with the size of the imperial capital of Shang and Zhou Dynasties. It can be seen that they are not comparable to hundreds of small countries in Xia and Shang Dynasties.

More importantly, with the collapse of the patriarchal clan system in the Western Zhou Dynasty, these big vassal states gradually gained the opportunity of their own independent development. With the help of their own economic strength, they gradually brought other small countries around them into their sphere of influence and even into their own territory, thus accelerating the political unification centered on several feudal powers.

Geopolitical Characteristics of Seven Heroes in Warring States Period;

1, Qin is easy to defend but difficult to attack. In the early Warring States period, Qin was the weakest country, and it could not be compared with other countries in the Central Plains. Qin, like Yan, belongs to a remote area, far away from the western border, but its geographical position is conducive to military defense. Being separated from other countries' mountains and rivers, especially after the merger of Bashu and Qin, has more advantages in geostrategic environment.

2. Chu has strategic depth, but the border is too long and the defense pressure is great. Chu is the country with the largest territory among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period. In its heyday, Chu's territory covered almost the whole middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which means that it has strategic depth, but at the same time the border is too long, which caused great defensive pressure.

Both Qi State and Yan State are located in the periphery, and the geographical position of Qi State is very superior. It is bordered by the sea in the east, the weak swallow in the north, Lu and Yue in the south, and small countries such as Zhao and Wei in the west. During the Warring States period, Zhao was once strong. Qi avoided Qin, the master of the tiger and the wolf, and also avoided the more difficult Chu State and the belligerent Wei State.

4. Wei, Han and Zhao Si face formidable enemies. Wei is one of the Seven Heroes in the Warring States Period, with the worst geopolitical environment. Located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, the land of four wars, surrounded by powerful countries such as Qin, Zhao, Qi and Chu, as well as small countries such as Zheng and Wei. During the Warring States period, it didn't stop for a day. Even a little dispute in a small country could pull it into war.

5. The geographical environment of Zhao is basically the same as that of South Korea and Wei, but Zhao's army has a strong combat capability and the country is poor and weak. Especially in the period of King Wuling of Zhao, Zhao became a country that could compete with Qin and Qi.