Posted by Andy (32.101.180.85) on April 10, 2001 at 00:33:04:
How did the the warring states of China come about such as during the Eastern Zhou empire, were their rulers native clansman of that region or did they descend from blood relations with the dominant Zhou rulers? Specifically, I am doing research on the state of Qin long before its unifying of China and would like to know about its beginnings.