- 262–260 BC - Battle of Changping
- Despite Zhao surrendering, they were mass executed. Zhao lost an estimated 450,000 soldiers.
- 257 BC - Formation of Âu Lạc
- Thục Phán, along with the Âu Việt, conquer the Lạc Việt
- 240 BC - Zhao Tuo was born
- 230 BC - Han falls to Qin
- 228 BC - Zhao falls to Qin
- 225 BC - Wei falls to Qin
- 223 BC - Chu falls to Qin
- 222 BC - Yan falls to Qin
- 221 BC - Qi surrenders, starting the Qin dynasty
- Walls that once divided the various states are torn down
- Efforts to reinforce the northern border wall against the Xiongnu peoples begin; the effort would involve hundreds of thousands of laborers
- Qin begins to send 500,000 soldiers southward to pacify the frontier, led by General Tu Sui
- 214 BC - Qin army establishes Panyu, capital of Nanhai Commandery
- Qin complete construction of Lingqu Canal
- Zhao Tuo becomes commander of Longchuan
- 210 BC - Death of Qin Shi Huang, succeeded by Qin Er Shi
- Nanhai Viceroy Ren Xiao falls ill, names Zhao Tuo as new viceroy
- 206 BC - End of Qin dynasty
- 204 BC - Zhao Tuo declares Kingdom of Nanyue
- 202 BC - Han dynasty founded by Emperor Gaozu of Han
- 196 BC - Zhao Tuo recognized as King of Nanyue by Han dynasty
- 195 BC - Liu Bang dies, succeeded by Empress Dowager Lü Zhi
- Liu Ying becomes Emperor but is effectively controlled by his mother Lü Zhi
- 192 BC - Liu Ying and Zhang Yan wed
- 191 BC - Kingdom of Dong'ou established just north of Minyue
- The Wedding Between Foes; Zhao Zhong Shi and Thuc Mỵ Châu wed, securing an uneasy peace between Nanyue and Âu Lạc
- 183 BC - Han dynasty places trade embargo on Nanyue
- Zhong Shi returns to visit his father
- 180 BC - Empress Dowager Lü Zhi dies
- 179 BC - Liu Heng becomes Emperor
- Sacking of Cổ Loa Citadel, and the Fall of Âu Lạc
- The Trail of Feathers
- Mỵ Châu's Execution
- Zhong Shi's Suicide
- Legends of Kim Quy giving his claws to help make a Divine Crossbow
- Children of Dragons and Deities, the legend of Lạc Long Quân and Âu Cơ
- Defeat of the White Rooster by Thục Phán