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    The Qin dynasty (/tʃɪn/) was the first dynasty of Imperial China. It is named for its progenitor state of Qin, which was a fief of the confederal Zhou...
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    Qin Shi Huang (Chinese: 秦始皇, pronunciation; February 259 – 12 July 210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first Emperor of China. Rather than...
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    Qin, known as the Former Qin and Fu Qin (苻秦) in historiography, was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Fu (Pu) clan of the Di peoples during the Sixteen...
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  • Qin Er Shi (230/222 – c.October 207 BC) was the second emperor of the Qin dynasty from 210 to 207 BC. The son of Qin Shi Huang, he was born as Ying Huhai...
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    Qin (/tʃɪn/, or Ch'in) was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. It is traditionally dated to 897 BC. The Qin state originated from a reconquest...
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  • military general of the Qin dynasty. When uprisings erupted throughout China during the reign of Qin Er Shi, Zhang Han led the Qin armies and successfully...
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    Chinese military General from the State of Qin during the Warring States period. Under his command, the Qin army conquered the states of Zhao, Yan, and...
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    first introduced around 350 BCE. The beginning of the Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE), the first dynasty to unify China, saw the introduction of a standardised...
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  • great-great-grandfather of Li Guang, a Han dynasty general. As a son of the governor of Nanjun Commandery, Li Yao, he served during Qin Shi Huang's reign, initially...
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    and 221 BC, Qin had developed into one of the most powerful of China's Seven Warring States that coalesced in the wake of the Zhou dynasty's decline, by...
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    of the First Qin Emperor (Chinese: 秦始皇陵; pinyin: Qínshǐhuáng Líng) is the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Qin dynasty. It is located...
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  • Qin (Chinese: 秦王子嬰; pinyin: Qín-wáng Zǐyīng, died c.January 206 BC) was the third and last ruler of the Qin dynasty. He ruled over a fragmented Qin Empire...
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    were connected by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, to protect his newly founded Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) against incursions by nomads from...
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  • ruling Sui dynasty weakened. Autonomous regimes that existed during this period of upheaval included, but not limited to, Wei (魏; by Li Mi), Qin (秦; by Xue...
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    Qin Hui or Qin Kuai (January 17, 1091 – November 18, 1155) was a Chinese politician. He was a Chancellor of the Song dynasty in Chinese history. He was...
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    The BYD Qin (Chinese: 比亚迪秦, after the Qin dynasty) is a compact sedan produced by BYD Auto since 2012. The Qin started out as the plug-in hybrid version...
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    population". The Han dynasty's founding emperor, Liu Bang, was made king of the Hanzhong region after the fall of the Qin dynasty, a title that was later...
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  • unified China and founded the Qin dynasty in 221 BCE, becoming historically known as "Qin Shi Huang" (First Emperor of Qin). He was posthumously declared...
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  • Qin dynasty in 221 BCE until the end of the Sixteen Kingdoms period. The Qin dynasty (秦朝) was established in 221 BCE after Qin Shi Huang, King of Qin...
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  • relations of Imperial China from the Qin dynasty until the Qing dynasty encompassed many situations as the fortunes of dynasties rose and fell. Chinese culture...
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    these, some Qin commanderies were continued, placed under a governor appointed directly by the central government. By the Eastern Han dynasty, the commanderies...
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    Chinese empire. With an influence in the Qin, it formed into a school of thought in the Han dynasty. The Qin to Tang were more characterized by its tradition...
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    examples of mianguan during the Zhou dynasty. Qin Shi Huang abolished the six types of ceremonial dress of the Zhou dynasty and replaced them with an all-black...
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    Emperor Gaozu of Han (category Western Han dynasty emperors)
    Liu Bang was among the few dynastic originators to have born into a peasant family. He initially entered the Qin dynasty bureaucracy as a minor law enforcement...
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    excursions before the Qin finally defeated the Yue in 214 BC. After Qin Shi Huang defeated the state of Chu in 223 BC, the nascent Qin dynasty in 221 BC undertook...
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    Qin state (9th century BC – 221 BC) and dynasty (221 BC – 206 BC). Early Warring States period Qin campaigns against the Warring States Qin dynasty Zhengguo...
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    established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warring interregnum known as the...
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  • Qin dynasty. Swords up to 110 cm (43 in) in length began to appear. Warring States bronze jians Sword of Goujian Warring States iron jian Qin dynasty...
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  • Qin Wang (秦王, King/Prince of Qin or King/Prince Qin) may refer to: King Huiwen of Qin, ruled 338 BC – 311 BC, son of Duke Xiao of Qin King Wu of Qin, ruled...
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    Nanyue (redirect from Southern Yue dynasty)
    Commander of Nanhai Commandery of the Qin dynasty, established Nanyue in 204 BC after the collapse of the Qin dynasty. At first, it consisted of the commanderies...
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