Qin
The Qin rule came to an end shortly after the First Emperor's death. Shi huangdi had only ruled for 37 years, when he died suddenly in 210 B.C. His son took the throne as the Second Emperor, but was quickly overthrown and the Han dynasty began in 206 B.C.
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A Site on the History of Qin Dynasty (221-205 B.C.) ... Qin Shi Huang Di (246 210 B.C.) ... Qin Er Shi...
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The Qin Dynasty ... The Qin Dynasty was the dynasty that redefined China. The emperor of this era wanted to conquer the warring states that the Chou dynasty had in essence created. This emperor succeeded and China was one nation once more.
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This administrative structure served as a model for government in China until the collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1911. Qin Shihuangdi also standardized the Chinese script, currency, and system of measurements, and expanded the network of roads and canals. ... Boundary of the Qin dynasty at its greatest extent, ca. 206 B.C.
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The Qin Dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin#ifeq:yes: Qín Cháo ; noWade-Giles#ifeq:yesnonono) was the ruling Chinese dynasty between 221 and 206 BC. The Qin state was so named because its rulers were desce...
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Also, a huge palace was built for the Qin Emperor Shihuang for which the dynasty is famous: an extensive terra cotta army was found at the emperor's burial site. The army consisted of 6,000 clay soldiers protecting the tomb a possible substitute for the living people who were previously buried with the rulers.
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Since then, the Qin State gradually became stronger and stronger. In the end, Qin destroyed the other six strong states - Han, Zhao, Wei, Yan, Chu and Qi, unified China, and established the first centralized, unified, multi-ethnic feudal state in Chinese history - the Qin Dynasty.
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Revolts broke out as soon as the first Qin emperor died in 210 B.C. His dynasty was extinguished less than twenty years after its triumph. The imperial system initiated during the Qin dynasty, however, set a pattern that was developed over the next two millennia.
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Qin Dynasty (from the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding) ... Qin Dynasty (from the eMuseum at Minnesota State University) ... Qin Dynasty (from TravelChina Guide)
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