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- The story of Kingdom is a fictional adaptation of the Chinese history period known as the Warring States period, which ended in 221 BC when Ying Zheng, king of Qin, succeeded in conquering the other states and unifying China.
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Kingdom (Japanese: キングダム, Hepburn: Kingudamu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara. It has been serialized in Shueisha 's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump since January 2006, with its chapters collected in 73 tankōbon volumes as of September 2024.
Depends on what you mean. Does it follow historical events? Mostly yes, but Hara has a lot of gaps to fill as the historical records aren't detailed. Is the series an accurate depiction of that time period? Not really.
- Overview
- 771 B.C.
- The War God's Era
- 245 B.C.
- 244 B.C.
- 243 B.C.
- 242 B.C.
- 241 B.C.
- 240 B.C.
- 239 B.C.
The Story Timeline consists of the events that have happened in Kingdom in chronological order.
The current year is 232 B.C.
•The Zhou Dynasty which had ruled over China and the Zhongyuan for about 280 years is defeated by Marquess of Shen's rebellion. The main force of Marquess's Army is a mountain tribe known as Quanrong. This event marks the start of the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period of China.
647 B.C.
•The neighboring State of Jin starts to suffer from famine. Although Jin and Qin are enemies, Duke Boku takes pity on the peasants of Jin and lent vast amounts of food to Jin.
646 B.C.
•The state of Qin starts to suffer from a famine. Duke Boku asks the Jin Kingdom for aid. However, Jin raises a massive army and invades Qin to take advantage of them.
•An enraged Duke Boku personally leads soldiers on the front lines to do battle with the Jin Army.
306 B.C.
•King Shou of Qin, Ei Sei’s Great Grandfather, ascends to the throne as the 28th king.
284 B.C.
•The coalition war led by Gaku Ki of Yan against Qi begins. This results in the near total destruction of the state of Qi.
•Qi King Ou Ken is born in the besieged city of Kyo.
280 B.C.
•Ryo Fui leads an army of 200,000 Qin soldiers to siege the city of Shaoliang located in Northern Wei.
•Shin and Hyou meet Shou Bun Kun, a passing official of the Qin courts. He expresses an interest in Hyou and buys his freedom from his live as a slave and servant.
•Hyou meets Ei Sei, the king of Qin. He is told the truth about his role as his body double and dangers associated.
•Ei Sei bestows Hyou a family for his service as he's body double. Hyou chooses the name of Ri (李) for his family after seeing the king eating a plum and is renamed Ri Hyou (李漂).
•Sei Kyou's Rebellion takes place. Sei Kyou, Ei Sei's younger half-brother and Chancellor of the Left, Ketsu Shi join forces to overthrow Ei Sei. He would also imprison his wife Rui and his vassals after they try to stop his actions.
•Ri Hyou dies while performing his duties as a body double but passes on his mission to Shin.
February: Under the orders of Chancellor Ryo Fui, a grand army numbering over 200,000 soldiers set out to invade the neighboring state of Han, under the command of Great General Mou Gou to conquer the territory of Anhou.[135]
•In a single month, they managed to conquer 11 cities.[136]
•After conquering their original objective of Anhou, they decided to push even further into Han territory.
•During this campaign, Mou Ten scores a number of great achievements.[137]
March: The Battle of Ganmon takes place and the Ri Boku Army slays over 100,000 Xiongnu.
•The Zhao Army, under the command of Great General Hou Ken, invades Qin.
•Shin is promoted to the rank of 300-Man Commander due his accomplishments during the Battle of Bayou.
•The newly promoted Hi Shin Unit repels an attack by Wei forces.
•Ri Boku becomes the Prime Minister of Zhao.[138]
•Rigan under the rule of Ki Sui pacifies the region, including Anka.[139]
•Ri Boku leads an army against the state of Yan, taking the nigh impregnable cities of Busui and Castle Hau. The battle was completely one-sided, and the Yan were said to be absolutely helpless.[140]
•The Qin/Zhao alliance is established.
•The Sanyou Campaign begins. Mou Gou is appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Qin forces.
•With Rin Ko's assassination of 8 of Qin's promising 1000-man commanders, Mou Ten, Ou Hon, and Shin are appointed temporary 1000-man commanders.
•Gen Pou of Ren Pa's Four Heavenly Kings is slain by Vice General Kan Ki.
•Shin slays Rin Ko of Ren Pa's Four Heavenly Kings.
•Haku Ki Sai, the Wei Commander-in-Chief, is slain by Kan Ki.
•Ren Pa surrenders in order to preserve the Wei Military's strength.
•The Coalition Army invades the state of Qin.
•The Rin Bu Kun Army invades the borders between Chu and Qin. They destroy Fort Nanko and wipe out the defensive armies stationed there.
•The Tou Army intercepts the Rin Bu Kun Army and begins fighting with them.
•Dou Kin, an army commander of the Tou Army, is killed in battle by Rin Bun Kun.
•The city of Saki is destroyed and sacked. The entire population is slaughtered as revenge for Sanyou.
•The city of Bayou is conquered by the Ri Boku Army.
•A comet is sighted.
•The Hi Shin Unit is relieved of the duty to return to the inner regions of Qin.
•Great General Mou Gou passes away.[151]
•Princess Rei, Ei Sei and Kou's daughter, is born.[152]
•After two months of recuperation, the Hi Shin Unit once again sets off for the front lines.
•Qin General Ou Sen conquers the Wei city of Keito, taking the city Wei commanders as retainers.[153]
•Kan Jou and his unit are assigned to the Gyoku Hou Unit.
Spring: A Zhao Army of 20,000 under the command of General Mai Kou sets off for the Qin region of Tonryuu.
•Sei Kyou leads an army of 35,000 to repel the Zhao.
•Sei Kyou repels the Zhao after half a day of battle.
•Sei Kyou is taken hostage by Ho Kaku, who starts a rebellion in Sei Kyou's name.
•Shin is promoted to the rank of 4000-Man Commander. Making the Hi Shin Unit a combined 5000-man unit with the 3000-Man, Kyou Kai Unit.
Kingdom (キングダム, Kingudamu) is an anime produced by Studio Pierrot and animated by Studio Signpost based on the popular manga of the same name written and drawn by Yasuhisa Hara. Its first season premiered on on June 4, 2012, and followed with a second season on June 8, 2013.
Mar 22, 2014 · Yes, most and maybe even all the events in Kingdom are based on historical events during the Warring States Period of ancient China (475-221 BCE). As for accurateness, of course there are some exaggerations and more spectacularity due to it being a manga/anime.
Real talk this is the warring state period way before three kingdoms. Quick timeline warring States 1- before Qin was a thing Warring States 2 - what kingdom based on Qin dynasty Han dynasty - 400yrs reign Three kingdoms
Just curious if this is based off a novel, anime or webcomic. Easy Wikipedia search: " The series is adapted from the webcomic series The Kingdom of the Gods, which was authored by Kim Eun-hee and drawn by Yang Kyung-il."
